percolator

---

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈpɜːkəleɪtə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈpɝkəleɪtɚ/

Noun

percolator (plural percolators)

1. A device used to brew coffee by passing boiling water through coffee grounds
   • 1986, David Leavitt, The Lost Language of Cranes, Penguin, paperback edition, page 176

     She heard the percolator bell ring.

2. A pharmaceutical apparatus for producing an extract from a drug by percolation.

Translations

• French: percolateur
• Italian: macchinetta
• Russian: кофева́рка

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