carafe
English
editEtymology
editFirst attested 1786, from French carafe, from Italian caraffa, probably from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa, “cup or dipper”), from غَرَفَ (ḡarafa, “to ladle”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcarafe (plural carafes)
- 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.
- 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.
Translations
editbottle for serving wine, water, or beverages
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glass pot with a spout for pouring, used for coffee
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Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian caraffa, probably from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa, “cup or dipper”), from غَرَفَ (ḡarafa, “to ladle”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcarafe f (plural carafes)
Derived terms
editReferences
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Further reading
edit- “carafe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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