Feminine

caraffa

Meaning

  1. (feminine) carafe
  2. (feminine) decanter (for wine etc.)
  3. (feminine) pitcher
  4. (feminine) ewer

Frequency

28k
Hyphenated as
ca‧ràf‧fa
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaˈraf.fa/
Etymology

Probably from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa, “cup or dipper”), from غَرَفَ (ḡarafa, “to ladle”).

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