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The word carboy is from the Persian qarābah (قرابه), from Middle Persian Karāvah.[4] Arabic also borrowed it as qarrāba, meaning "big jug".[5] The Spanish-language term is garrafa.[6] English carafe is an etymological doublet via Italian and French.[7]

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