carafe
English
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A carafe (bottle with flared lip)
Etymology
First attested 1786, from French carafe, from Italian caraffa, probably from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa, “cup or dipper”), from غَرَفَ (ḡarafa, “to ladle”).
Noun
carafe (plural carafes)
Translations
bottle for serving wine, water, or beverages
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glass pot with a spout for pouring, used for coffee
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French
Etymology
From Italian caraffa, probably from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa, “cup or dipper”), from غَرَفَ (ḡarafa, “to ladle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ʁaf/
Further reading
- “carafe” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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