Persian · noun, masculine · The Tavern & the Cup

Kuuza

कूज़ा
said koo-za
also written: Kuza, kuza, koza, koozah
Meaning

An earthen cup or small pot used for wine or water.

Literally: earthen cup / small jug

Usage & notes

The kuuza is a small earthen cup or jug — humble fired clay, and so, in the wine-and-grave imagery beloved of the poets, a reminder that the cup itself was once dust and will be again. The clay that holds the wine of love is the same clay we are made of, fired in the kiln of existence. It carries the quiet memento-mori note within the tavern's joy: vessel and drinker alike are earth made to hold love a while.