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percolator
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per·co·la·tor  (pûrk-ltr)
n.
A coffeepot in which boiling water is forced repeatedly up through a central tube to filter back down through a basket of ground coffee beans.

percolator [ˈpɜːkəˌleɪtə]
n
(Cookery) a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water is forced up through a tube and filters down through the coffee grounds into a container
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Noun1.percolator - a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beanspercolator - a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans
coffeepot - tall pot in which coffee is brewed
Translations
percolator [ˈpɜːkəleɪtəʳ] Ncafetera f de filtro
percolator [ˈpɜːrkəleɪtər] ncafetière f électrique
percolator
percolator [ˈpɜːkəˌleɪtəʳ] ncaffettiera a filtro


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Using coffee percolators may not be the most ideal way of brewing coffee but it is certainly one of the best Choose the right percolator with the right features for your coffee brewing needs Using coffee percolators may not be the most ideal way of brewing coffee but it is certainly one of the best.
Some are nothing more than stove top percolators and some are full-fledged coffee/espresso/cappuccino makers able to churn out a latte or a cup of coffee.
Percolators Percolators began to be developed from the mid-nineteenth century, with James Nason patenting a version in Massachusetts in 1865.
 
 
 
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