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carafe
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ca·rafe  (k-rf)
n.
1. A glass or metal bottle, often with a flared lip, used for serving water or wine.
2. A glass pot with a pouring spout, used in making coffee.

[French, from Italian caraffa, from Spanish garrafa, probably from Arabic arrafa, dipper, cup, from arafa, to ladle, scoop; see rp in Semitic roots.]

carafe [kəˈræf -ˈrɑːf]
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing)
a.  an open-topped glass container for serving water or wine at table
b.  (as modifier) a carafe wine
[from French, from Italian caraffa, from Spanish garrafa, from Arabic gharrāfah vessel]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.carafecarafe - a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water
bottle - a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

carafe
noun jug, pitcher, flask, decanter, flagon He ordered a carafe of wine.
Translations
carafe [kəˈræf] Ngarrafa f

carafe [kəˈræf kəˈrɑːf] ncarafe f
car alarm nalarme f auto
car allowance nindemnité f de déplacement (en voiture)

carafe
nKaraffe f

carafe [kəˈræf] ncaraffa
carafe [kəˈræf] ncaraffa

carafe
n carafe [kəˈrӕf]
a glass bottle for serving water, wine etc. kraf إبْريقٌ زُجاجي гарафа karafa karaffel die Karaffe καράφα garrafa karahvin تنگ؛ لیوان بلند و سرباریک karahvi carafe כָּד זְכוּכִית सुराही stolna boca za vodu üvegkancsó botol karafla caraffa 水差し 유리 물병, 포도주 병 grafinas karafe serahi karaf karaffel karafka garrafa carafă графин karafa vrč, steklenka čaša karaff ขวดชนิดหนึ่งใช้ใส่น้ำดื่มหรือไวน์ (cam) sürahi 玻璃水瓶 карафа, карафінка شیشے کی صراحی bình đựng nước

carafe غرافة karafa karaffel Karaffe καράφα garrafa karahvi carafe vrč caraffa カラフ 유리 물병 karaf karaffel karafka jarra de vidro графин karaff ขวดชนิดหนึ่งที่ใส่น้ำดื่มหรือไวน์เพื่อเสริฟที่โต๊ะอาหาร sürahi bình miệng rộng 玻璃水瓶


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Even better, a generous offering of half bottles (actually 375-milliliter carafes, filled from the full-size bottles) made it easier for a table of two to match wines to courses.
A quick detour to grab a tea in the office's coffee room, where piping carafes of java wafted temptingly, proved that his alert countenance wasn't merely a caffeine-induced facade either.
Pour-through carafes are the most popular way for consumers to filter their water in small batches.
 
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