- carafe ca·rafe n
- [kə'ræf]
caraffa
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
carafe ca·rafe n
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Carafe — Ca*rafe , n. [F.] A glass water bottle for the table or toilet; called also {croft}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carafe — ca|rafe [kəˈræf, kəˈra:f] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: Italian caraffa, from Arabic gharrafah, from gharafa to get water from a well ] a glass container with a wide neck, used for serving wine or water at meals … Dictionary of contemporary English
carafe — ca|rafe [ kə ræf, kə raf ] noun count a glass container for serving wine or water at meals, with a wider top than a bottle … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
carafe — ca·rafe || kÉ™ ræf n. glass bottle … English contemporary dictionary
carafe — ca·rafe … English syllables
carafe — ca•rafe [[t]kəˈræf, ˈrɑf[/t]] n. cvb a wide mouthed glass or bottle with a lip or spout, for holding and serving beverages • Etymology: 1780–90; < F < It caraff(a) < Sp garrafa, perh. < dial. Ar gharrāfah dipper, drinking vessel … From formal English to slang
ca·rafe — /kəˈræf/ noun, pl rafes [count] : a glass container that has a wide mouth and that is used to serve drinks (such as water or wine) during a meal; also : the amount in a carafe We drank a carafe of wine … Useful english dictionary
ca|rafe — «kuh RAF, RAHF», noun. a glass bottle, especially an ornamental one, for holding water, wine, coffee, or the like: »The “snack bars”... [of Paris] sell hot dogs and hamburgers with carafes of vin ordinaire (New York Times). ╂[< French carafe… … Useful english dictionary
croft — Carafe Ca*rafe , n. [F.] A glass water bottle for the table or toilet; called also {croft}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
