percolator
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɜːkəleɪtə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɝkəleɪtɚ/
Noun
editpercolator (plural percolators)
- A device used to brew coffee by passing boiling water through coffee grounds
- 1986, David Leavitt, The Lost Language of Cranes, paperback edition, Penguin, page 176:
- She heard the percolator bell ring.
- A pharmaceutical apparatus for producing an extract from a drug by percolation.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editcoffee brewing device
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Anagrams
editLatin
editVerb
editpercōlātor
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French percolateur.
Noun
editpercolator n (plural percolatoare)
Declension
editDeclension of percolator
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) percolator | percolatorul | (niște) percolatoare | percolatoarele |
genitive/dative | (unui) percolator | percolatorului | (unor) percolatoare | percolatoarelor |
vocative | percolatorule | percolatoarelor |
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