Percolator

Noun CEFR B2

ˈpɜːkəleɪtə

Definitions

A device used to brew coffee by passing boiling water through coffee grounds.
A pharmaceutical apparatus for producing an extract from a drug by percolation.

Equivalents

Françaispercolateur

DeutschPerkolator

Italianomacchinetta

7 more languages

العربيةدورق القهوة

Suomimokkapannu perkolaattori pulputuspannu

Հայերենսրճեփ

Bahasa Indonesiaperkolator

Русскийкофеварка

Svenskaperkolator

Українськакавова́рка

Examples

“She heard the percolator bell ring ⟳.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Percolators percoll percolozoan percomorph percomorphacean percontation

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