Carafe

{{Short description|Container used for serving wine and other drinks}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{for|the French painter|Armand-Charles Caraffe}} thumb|upright=0.5|A glass carafe

A '''carafe''' ({{IPAc-en|k|ə|ˈ|r|æ|f}}) is a glass container with a flared lip used for serving liquids, especially wine and coffee.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Definition of CARAFE|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carafe|access-date=2021-11-10|website=www.merriam-webster.com|language=en}}</ref> Unlike the related decanter, carafes generally do not include stoppers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carafe |url=https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/101623 |website=Yale University Art Gallery |publisher=Yale University |access-date=21 January 2022 |quote=and therefore did not have matching stoppers}}</ref> Coffee pots included in coffee makers are also referred to as ''carafes'' in American English.

==Etymology==

It derives from French ''carafe'', in turn from Arabic ''gharafa'' ({{langx|ar|غَرَفَة|gharafa}}) or Persian ''qarraba'', which is a big flagon for wine or other liquids.<ref>{{Cite web|title=carafe|url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/carafe|access-date=2024-11-15|website=www.etymonline.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Usage==

In France, carafes are commonly used to serve water.<ref>{{cite web |title=Food & Cooking ID Definitions |url=https://extension.sdstate.edu/sites/default/files/2020-03/02-03-02-04-01.pdf |website=SDSU Extension |publisher=South Dakota State University |access-date=21 January 2022 |quote=In France, carafes are commonly used to serve water.}}</ref> To order a ''carafe d'eau'' ("carafe of water") is to request to be served free tap water rather than bottled water at a cost. In Greece, in tavernas or similar establishments, carafes are normally used to serve draught wine. Carafes are also used to serve coffee; these carafes come in glass or thermal variants used for certain purposes, such as storing larger amounts of coffee without affecting the flavour or keeping the coffee warm for extended periods.

== See also ==

{{portal|Wine}} * Wine accessory * Wine tasting

== References ==

== External links ==

* {{Commons category-inline|Carafes}}

Category:Kitchenware Category:Liquid containers Category:Wine accessories Category:Vessels