Meaning of demitasse | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A small cup of strong black coffee.
2. The cup in which this coffee is served.

Equivalents

Examples

“He read⟳ old almanacs at the book-stalls on the quays, and he began to frequent another café, where more newspapers were taken and his post-prandial demi-tasse cost⟳ him a penny extra, and where he used to con the tattered sheets for curious anecdotes, freaks of nature, and strange coincidences.”

“A gentleman may be presented with a demitasse—a straight-sided, miniature coffee cup containing extremely strong (perhaps flavored) coffee—at the end⟳ of his dinner, most likely when dessert is served, or when chocolates are passed in the lingering time after the actual dinner is done. He may either accept⟳ or decline⟳ a demitasse.”

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