Muhammad (oh) and carafe (oh)

See Also: carafe(dictionary)
carafe(dictionary)

also Mohammed
(?570-632) an Arab holy man, born in Mecca, who started the Religion of Islam and is its most important prophet (=someone who has been sent by God to lead people and teach them) . The things that God told him were later written down to form the holy book called the Koran . When Muslim people mention Muhammad's name, they usually add the words "peace be upon him" in order to show their respect.

carafe (oh)

[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French; Origin: Italian caraffa, from Arabic gharrafah, from gharafa 'to get water from a well']
a glass container with a wide neck, used for serving Wine or water at meals

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