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
Words nearby carafe
caracol, caracole, Caractacus, caracul, Carafate, carafe, caragana, carageen, Caramanlis, caramba, carambola
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carafe
/ (kəˈræf, -ˈrɑːf) /
noun
- an open-topped glass container for serving water or wine at table
- (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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