carafe

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English [edit]

A carafe (bottle with flared lip)

Etymology [edit]

First attested 1786, from French carafe, from Italian caraffa, probably from Arabic غرفة (ghúrfa, “cup or dipper”), from غرف (ghárafa, “to ladle”).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /kəˈɹæf/

Noun [edit]

carafe (plural carafes)

  1. A bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving water, wine, or other beverages.
  2. A glass pot with a spout for pouring, used for both serving coffee and as a receptacle during the brewing process.

Translations [edit]

bottle for seving wine, water, or beverages
glass pot with a spout for pouring, used for coffee

French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Italian caraffa, probably from Arabic غرفة (ghúrfa, “cup or dipper”), from غرف (ghárafa, “to ladle”).

Noun [edit]

carafe f (plural carafes)

  1. carafe
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