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per·co·la·tor

 (pûr′kə-lā′tər)
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.
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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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per•co•la•tor

(ˈpɜr kəˌleɪ tər)

n.
a type of coffeepot in which boiling water is continuously forced up a hollow stem and filters down through ground coffee, collecting in the bottom of the pot.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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
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Translations

percolator

[ˈpɜːkəleɪtəʳ] N → cafetera f de filtro
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

percolator

[ˈpɜːrkəleɪtər] n → cafetière f électrique
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

percolator

n → Kaffeemaschine f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

percolator

[ˈpɜːkəˌleɪtəʳ] n → caffettiera a filtro
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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