How to Say "Coffee Cup" in Spanish

taza de café

/taθa de kafe/from spelling rules

The Spanish phrase for coffee cup is taza de café.

The term taza de café refers to a small container with a handle used for drinking coffee.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of taza (cup) and de café (of coffee).

Use taza for a cup with a handle, whereas vaso refers to a glass without a handle.

To make the phrase plural, add -s to the noun taza to get tazas de café.

The word taza has its roots in Arabic, specifically from the word ṭās, which entered Spanish during the centuries of Al-Andalus rule.
If you order a taza de café in a restaurant, the server might simply bring you the coffee itself rather than the physical cup. In Spanish, the phrase often refers to the beverage rather than the container.
While taza is the standard word for a cup, the word vaso is often used in many Latin American countries to refer to coffee served in a glass. This can lead to confusion for learners expecting a ceramic vessel.

En aquella noche dejé mi propina debajo de una taza de café la cual dejé al revés en la mesa.
That evening I left my tip under a coffee cup, which I left upside down on the table.
This sentence shows how to describe a taza de café left upside down on a table.
Tatoeba #4755697 by mervert1, translation #44405 by papabear
Por favor, tráigame una taza de café caliente.
Please bring me a hot cup of coffee.
¡Qué taza de café tan bonita tienes! ¿Dónde la conseguiste?
What a beautiful coffee cup you have! Where did you get it?
Pásame esa taza de café, por favor.
Pass me that coffee cup, please.
La taza de café está sobre la mesa.
The coffee cup is on the table.

Javier and María are having breakfast in the kitchen.

Sources

IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries café, de, taza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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