carafe

noun

ca·​rafe kə-ˈraf  -ˈräf 

1

: a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine

We ordered a carafe of wine with the meal.

2

: a usually glass container used to hold and serve coffee

Examples of carafe in a Sentence

We drank a carafe of wine.

Recent Examples on the Web

To a novice taster, sipping out of a plastic Mets carafe, the wine smelled like dry grass and very ripe blackberries. — Arthur Holland Michel, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Relocate everything else, and finish by adding a small, wind-down treat like a soothing candle, diffuser, or stylish carafe. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 25 Sep. 2026

The set comprises a carafe and four cups, each fashioned with a distinct silhouette — curved or rectilinear and juxtaposed with primary colored resin base. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Upgrade this experience by replacing your plastic water bottle with a gorgeous carafe. — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

French, from Italian caraffa, from Arabic gharrāfa

First Known Use

1767, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for carafe

• behalf
• distaff
• falstaff
• giraffe
• autograph
• biograph
• cenotaph
• chronograph
• epigraph
• epitaph
• hodograph
• holograph

Kids Definition

carafe

noun

ca·​rafe kə-ˈraf  -ˈräf 

: a bottle that has a lip and is used to hold water or beverages