percolator

English

Etymology

From percolate +‎ -or

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɜːkəleɪtə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɝkəleɪtɚ/

Noun

percolator (plural percolators)

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

Derived terms

perk

Translations

coffee brewing device

Armenian: սրճեփ (hy) (srčepʿ)
Finnish: perkolaattori (fi), pulputuspannu
French: percolateur (fr) m
Irish: síothlán caife m

Italian: macchinetta (it) f
Russian: кофева́рка (ru) f (kofevárka)
Swedish: kaffepumpa (sv) c

Anagrams

procaterol

Latin

Verb

percōlātor

second-person singular future passive imperative of percōlō
third-person singular future passive imperative of percōlō

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