garrafa

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa); see carafe for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡəˈra.fə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡaˈra.fa]

Noun

garrafa f (plural garrafes)

1. carafe

   Synonym: marraixa

Derived terms

• garrafal
• garrafera
• garrafó

Further reading

• “garrafa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa); see carafe for more.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈʁa.fɐ/ [ɡaˈha.fɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈʁa.fɐ/ [ɡaˈha.fɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈʁa.fɐ/ [ɡaˈχa.fɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈʁa.fa/ [ɡaˈha.fa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈʁa.fɐ/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: gar‧ra‧fa

Noun

garrafa f (plural garrafas)

1. bottle

   Synonym: botelha

Derived terms

• engarrafamento
• engarrafar
• garrafão
• garrafeira
• garrafinha (diminutive)
• garrafita (diminutive)
• garrafona
• golfinho-nariz-de-garrafa

Descendants

• Bandial: garafa
• Kadiwéu: galaapa

Further reading

• “garrafa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “garrafa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa); see carafe for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈrafa/ [ɡaˈra.fa]

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Audio (Peru):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -afa
• Syllabification: ga‧rra‧fa

Noun

garrafa f (plural garrafas)

1. carafe
2. (Rioplatense, Paraguay, Bolivia) gas cylinder

Further reading

• “garrafa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025