carboy

Meaning

Noun

A large, rigid bottle, originally made of glass and mainly used for fermentation, and now commonly made of plastic and used to store liquids.

Verb

To bottle in a carboy.

Synonyms

demijohn

cylinder

flagon

reservoir

baloon

steel cylinder

Translations

dame-jeanne

damajuana

damigiana

Glasballon

bombona

bombona

νταμιτζάνα

Korbflasche

bonbonne

caraffa

bombola

bottiglione

mandfles

dame-jeanne

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɑː.bɔɪ/

Etymology

From Persian قرابه (qarrâbeh, qarrâbah). Doublet of carafe.