carafe C1 Topic:Food & Drink Also spelled caraffe US /kəˈræf/ UK /kəˈræf/ See IPA manual Freq #55711 Meanings 1 noun a glass container used for serving water, wine, or another drink A carafe of water stood beside each place setting. 2 noun a glass pot used for serving brewed coffee He returned the coffee carafe to the warmer. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a glass container used for... decanterpitcher 2 noun · a glass pot used for... coffee pot Etymology First attested 1786, from French carafe, from Italian caraffa, probably from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa, “cup or dipper”), from غَرَفَ (ḡarafa, “to ladle”). Doublet of carboy. Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # carafe **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kəˈræf/ **IPA (UK):** /kəˈræf/ **Frequency rank:** 55711 ## Meanings 1. a glass container used for serving water, wine, or another drink 2. a glass pot used for serving brewed coffee ## Examples - A carafe of water stood beside each place setting. - He returned the coffee carafe to the warmer. ## Synonyms - decanter - pitcher ## Etymology First attested 1786, from French carafe, from Italian caraffa, probably from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa, “cup or dipper”), from غَرَفَ (ḡarafa, “to ladle”). Doublet of carboy. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown