carafe

First attested 1786, from French carafe, from Italian caraffa, probably from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa, “cup or dipper”), from غَرَفَ (ḡarafa, “to ladle”).

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /kəˈɹæf/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -æf

carafe (plural carafes)

1. A bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving water, wine, or other beverages.
   • 1870, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Run to Earth, page 215:

     Amongst the scattered letters and papers, there stood a claret jug, a large carafe of water, and an empty glass.

2. A glass pot with a spout for pouring, used for both serving coffee and as a receptacle during the brewing process.
   • 2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 177:

     Emma brings out the carafe of dark coffee.

• Farace

Borrowed from Italian caraffa, probably from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa, “cup or dipper”), from غَرَفَ (ḡarafa, “to ladle”).

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʁaf/

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• Rhymes: -af

carafe f (plural carafes)

1. carafe

   Synonyms: cruche, broc, pichet, pot à eau

• en carafe

• “carafe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.