Etymology of the English word carafe
the English word
carafederived from the French word
carafederived from the Italian word
caraffaderived from the Spanish word
garrafaderived from the Arabic word
ġarrafaderived from the Arabic word
ġarafaderived from the Arabic word
garrāfaDate
The earliest known usage of carafe in English dates from the 18th century.
Cognates
Dutch
karaf, French
carafe, German
Karaffe, Icelandic
karafla, Italian
caraffa, Norwegian
karaffel, Portuguese
garrafa, Swedish
karaffUsage
Word found in Modern English
