"carafe" meaning in French

See carafe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ka.ʁaf/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-carafe.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-carafe.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-carafe.wav Forms: carafes [plural]
Rhymes: -af Etymology: Borrowed from Italian caraffa, probably from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa, “cup or dipper”), from غَرَفَ (ḡarafa, “to ladle”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|it|caraffa}} Borrowed from Italian caraffa, {{der|fr|ar|غُرْفَة||cup or dipper}} Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa, “cup or dipper”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} carafe f (plural carafes)
  1. carafe Tags: feminine Synonyms: cruche, broc, pichet, pot à eau Derived forms: en carafe

Inflected forms

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