carafe
nounHow many syllables in carafe?
There are 2 syllables in the word carafe.How to pronounce carafe:
Definition of carafe:
- carafe (noun):
- a wide-mouthed bottle for water or wine
- a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water.
- a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine
Synonyms for carafe:
bottle
bucket
cup
decanter
ewer
flagon
flask
jug
kettle
pail
pitcher
pot
stein
tankard
teakettle
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- outsized
- grittle
- mushy
- arose
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- subsumed
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- beget
- whirling
- intoned
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- bemused
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- missus
- stowing
- inquired
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- bestride
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