percolator en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɝkəleɪtɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈpɜːkəleɪtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From percolate + -or.
Meanings
-
A device used to brew coffee by passing boiling water through coffee grounds.
She heard the percolator bell ring.
1986, David Leavitt, The Lost Language of Cranes, paperback edition, Penguin, page 176:
- A pharmaceutical apparatus for producing an extract from a drug by percolation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| percolators | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (12)
fr percolateur (coffee brewing device) · uk кавова́рка (coffee brewing device) · it macchinetta (coffee brewing device) · ga síothlán (caife) (coffee brewing device) · sv perkolator (coffee brewing device) · kk кофеқайнатқыш (coffee brewing device) · fi pulputuspannu (coffee brewing device) · eo kafaparato (coffee brewing device) · de Perkolator (coffee brewing device) · ru кофева́рка (coffee brewing device) · hy սրճեփ (coffee brewing device) · fi perkolaattori (coffee brewing device)