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

Dispose of the solution from the carafe. —Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 16 Mar. 2026

Dump it out and rinse the carafe after each use. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026

Lucchetti’s Bellini, available May through September, is made with fresh white peaches washed, peeled, and soaked in lemon juice, then mixed in a gallone—a glass carafe made in Murano and historically used by Venetian bartenders—with only ice and Prosecco DOCG. —Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026

The Minturn Saloon, famous for its carafes of margaritas, is one of Colorado’s most legendary bars, housed in a building dating back to 1901. —Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 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
• digraph
• distaff
• falstaff
• giraffe
• subgraph
• autograph
• biograph
• cenotaph
• chronograph
• epigraph
• epitaph

Kids Definition

carafe

noun

ca·​rafe kə-ˈraf  -ˈräf 

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