Plural of carafe; bottles with wide bodies and narrow necks, used for serving beverages like water or wine.
From French carafe, derived from Italian caraffa, from Arabic gharāfah meaning 'drinking vessel.' The word traveled through Mediterranean trade routes.
The carafe shape is actually scientifized—the wide bottom provides stability on a table, while the narrow neck keeps liquids from sloshing out when you pour, a design perfected over centuries!
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