carafe

Everyday

A glass jug with a narrow neck and no lid, used for serving water or wine at the table. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and restaurants, water is served in a carafe. In maths problems, a carafe may hold, say, 1 litre, and pupils work out how many glasses it fills.

Examples

• The waiter brought a carafe of water. tree →
• The carafe holds one litre. tree →
• Pour the juice from the carafe. tree →
• Mum put a carafe of water on the table. tree →
• How many 250 ml glasses can a 1 litre carafe fill? tree →
• The glass carafe broke on the floor. tree →

Note

Say «ka-RAFF». Countable. In maths problems, use its capacity: a 1 litre carafe fills four 250 ml glasses.