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percolator
[pur-kuh-ley-ter]
noun
a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water in a repeated process is forced up a hollow stem, filters down through ground coffee in a sievelike container, and returns to the pot below.
something that percolates.
percolator
/ ˈɜːəˌɪə /
noun
a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water is forced up through a tube and filters down through the coffee grounds into a container
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of percolator1
Example Sentences
There’s wine, children, arguments over whether it’s called sauce or gravy and a yellow-and-white gingham Mr. Coffee percolator — just like the one that sat in my grandmother’s kitchen.
He stopped to watch a La Parrilla worker pour a giant jug of Jamaica into a percolator.
In one scene, when Jackie is feeling trapped, the editing splices in an insert of a boiling coffee percolator and an old news clip of the Berlin Wall.
Brewed in her sleek silver percolator, the coffee was ready before I was up each morning and I loved waking to its smoky, earthy smell.
A big choice is how to brew it: espresso, filter, plunger, percolator, instant and more.
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