A tasse à café (French pronunciation:[tɑs‿akafe], coffee cup) is a cup, generally of white
porcelain and of around 120
ml (4
fl oz), in which
coffee is served.[1][2] It is also sometimes used to serve small portions of rich drinks, such as
hot chocolate.
The word originates from
Arabic: طاس,
romanized: ṭās, from the
Persian: طاس,
romanized: ṭās, meaning cup or bowl. A half-sized cup is called a demi-tasse (English
demitasse), literally "half-cup".