Tazo - Is there such a word ? and where did it originate ?

[nq:1]Has anyone heard of a tazo ? I believe that a tazo is a small plastic disk used for model ... dictionary. Do you agree that there is such a word ? Does anyone know the origin of this word ?[/nq]
I only know it as the name of a brand of tea.
Tazza is a shallow cup.
Gary

[nq:1]Has anyone heard of a tazo ? I believe that a tazo is a small plastic disk used for model ... dictionary. Do you agree that there is such a word ? Does anyone know the origin of this word ?[/nq]
I've never heard of a tazo, but what you described sounded like Pogs. Behold, googling tazo pogs gives loads of hits - they seem to be similar. There's even a Yahoo group

[nq:1]Has anyone heard of a tazo ? I believe that a tazo is a small plastic disk used for model making, skimming, or collecting. I cannot find "tazo" in a dictionary. Do you agree that there is such a word ?[/nq]
Look up "tazza"
[nq:1]Does anyone know the origin of this word ?[/nq]
Italian "tazza," "tazzina," "tazzona," "tazzone"

Martin Ambuhl

[nq:1]Has anyone heard of a tazo ? I believe that a tazo is a small plastic disk used for model ... dictionary. Do you agree that there is such a word ? Does anyone know the origin of this word ?[/nq]
Yes - a tazo is a pog that has Taz on it.
That's Taz from the Warner Brothers cartoon Tazmania.

Alan