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carafe

[ kuh-raf, -rahf ]
/ kəˈræf, -ˈrɑf /
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noun
a wide-mouthed glass or metal bottle with a lip or spout, for holding and serving beverages.
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Origin of carafe

1780–90; <French <Italian caraff(a) <Spanish garrafa, perhaps <dialectal Arabic gharrāfah dipper, drinking vessel
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British Dictionary definitions for carafe

carafe
/ (kəˈræf, -ˈrɑːf) /

noun
  1. an open-topped glass container for serving water or wine at table
  2. (as modifier)a carafe wine

Word Origin for carafe

C18: from French, from Italian caraffa, from Spanish garrafa, from Arabic gharrāfah vessel
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