demitasse

Example Sentences

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It’s not one of those $1,000 contraptions on which you push a button and wait for the coffee to stream robotically into a demitasse.

From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2022

Today’s Renton stash includes snakeskin cowboy boots, gold-rimmed demitasse cups, vintage Air Jordans, an etched glassybaby candle holder and a full set of antique Limoges china.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2021

A few sips worth of savory foie gras and chestnut soup is presented in a demitasse cup.

From Washington Times • Oct. 29, 2016

As waiters carried trays with blood sausage on toothpicks, Irish oatmeal in demitasse cups, and shepherd’s pie tartlets, the sounds of traditional Irish music filled the ornate residence.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2016

Afterward, Desdemona brewed Greek coffee, serving it in demitasse cups with the brown foam, the lakia, on top.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides