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carafe

ca·rafe
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh-raf, -rahf]
    • /kəˈræf, -ˈrɑf/
    • /kəˈræf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-raf, -rahf]
    • /kəˈræf, -ˈrɑf/

Definitions of carafe word

  • countable noun carafe A carafe is a glass container in which you serve water or wine. 3
  • countable noun carafe A carafe of something is the amount of it contained in a carafe. 3
  • noun carafe an open-topped glass container for serving water or wine at table 3
  • noun carafe (as modifier) 3
  • noun carafe a glass bottle for serving wine, water, or coffee 3
  • noun carafe a wide-mouthed glass or metal bottle with a lip or spout, for holding and serving beverages. 1

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Origin of carafe

First appearance:

before 1780
One of the 45% newest English words
1780-90; < French < Italian caraff(a) < Spanish garrafa, perhaps < dialectal Arabic gharrāfah dipper, drinking vessel

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Parts of speech for Carafe

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

carafe popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for carafe

noun carafe

  • vial — Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids: a vial of rare perfume; a vial of medicine.
  • glassCarter, 1858–1946, U.S. statesman.
  • urn — Uniform Resource Name
  • jar — Java archive
  • jug — a sound made by a bird, especially a nightingale.

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