Soku@lemmy.world to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoA carboy, also known as a demijohn or a lady jeanneen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down10
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minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·5 months ago 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]
