# carafe

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈɹæf/ · frequency rank #78,454

## Definitions
1. A bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving water, wine, or other beverages.
2. A glass pot with a spout for pouring, used both for serving coffee and as a receptacle during the brewing process.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/carafe