demitasse means A small cup of strong black coffee. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.
demitasse is pronounced /ˈdɛmɪtæs/.
noun
- A small cup of strong black coffee.“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.”
- The cup in which this coffee is served.