A small handleless cup, typically used in Middle Eastern and North African countries for serving coffee or tea.
From Arabic 'finjān' or 'finǧān', possibly derived from a Greek word. The term entered English through contact with Ottoman and Arab cultures in the 19th century.
The finjan is inseparable from the ritual of Arabic coffee culture—the small size isn't about laziness, it's intentional, because strong coffee served in a finjan is meant to be sipped slowly while conversing, making it a social technology as much as a cup.
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