carafe
English
/kəˈɹæf/
noun
Definitions
- A bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving water, wine, or other beverages.
- A glass pot with a spout for pouring, used for both serving coffee and as a receptacle during the brewing process.
Etymology
Borrowed from French carafe derived from Italian caraffa derived from Arabic غُرْفَة (cup dipper).
Origin
Arabic
غُرْفَة
Gloss
cup dipper
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Karafe German
- caraffa Italian
- karaf Dutch, Flemish
- carafe French
- carafon French
- garrafa Spanish, Castilian
- karaffel Norwegian Bokmål
- garrafa Portuguese
- karaffel Norwegian Nynorsk
- karaffel Danish
- غُرْفَة Arabic
- garrafa Catalan, Valencian
- καράφα Greek (modern)
- Karaff Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- għorfa Maltese
- *garrā Gaulish
- جَارْفَا Andalusian Arabic
- kawaf Antillean Creole