PERCOLATOR


Meaning of PERCOLATOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpər-kə-ˌlā-tər, ÷-kyə- ]

noun

Date: circa 1842

: one that percolates ; specifically : a coffeepot in which boiling water rising through a tube is repeatedly deflected downward through a perforated basket containing ground coffee beans to extract their essence

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.