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carafe

English

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A carafe (bottle with flared lip)

Etymology

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

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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.

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Etymology

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

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carafe f (plural carafes)

  1. carafe
    Synonyms: cruche, broc, pichet, pot à eau

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