percolator
pronunciation
How to pronounce percolator in British English:
UK [ˈpɜ:kəleɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce percolator in American English:
US [ˈpɜrkəleɪtə(r)]
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- Noun:
- a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans
Word Origin
- percolator (n.)
- 1795, agent noun in Latin form from percolate. Slang meaning "house party" is recorded from 1946.