carafe

[ kuh-raf, -rahf ]

noun

1. a wide-mouthed glass or metal bottle with a lip or spout, for holding and serving beverages.

carafe

/ -ˈrɑːf; kəˈræf /

noun

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

      a carafe wine

Word History and Origins

Origin of carafe¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of carafe¹

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

Example Sentences

As they talk and drink carafes of wine, their conversation wrinkles with the private riptides of aggression and jealousy that flow under their relationship.

From New York Times

For wines, the best deals are the $45-$55 wine bottles; a server will pour the wine into a plastic carafe for you to take back to your seat.

From Seattle Times

And in my seminar rooms these past few weeks, my classmates and I hydrated all day long from large carafes filled directly from the tap, with nary a cube in sight.

From Salon

I shut my laptop, grabbed my bag and walked four minutes down to the Tweet patio, where I was seated in the sunshine with my cake and carafes.

From Salon

On this day she brought leftover kebabs, a carafe of Turkish coffee and a prayer rug.

From New York Times

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