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tasa

Pronunciation: /ˈtasa/

“tasa” is a Tagalog word. Its 11 meanings in English:

noun

  1. cup (especially with a holder)
  2. cup; cupful (unit of measurement)
  3. act of sharpening (of something blunt, such as a blade, pencil, etc.)
  4. sharpened point (of something previously blunt, such as a blade, pencil, etc.)
  5. act of assessing or appraising (the value for taxation purposes)
  6. assessed value of a property; assessment
  7. act of limiting to the minimum (as of expenses, supplies, etc.)
  8. act of dieting; self-control in eating
  9. act of fixing the price of something
  10. price fixed (for a certain product, commodity, etc.)

adjective

  1. sharpened (of a pointed object that has become blunt)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish taza (“cup”), from Andalusian Arabic طَاسَة (ṭāsa), from Arabic طَاس (ṭās), from Middle Persian tšt' (tašt).

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