Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

percolator

/ˈpɝkəleɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
per-co-la-tor
IPA
/ˈpɝkəleɪtɚ/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device used to brew coffee by passing boiling water through coffee grounds.

noun

A pharmaceutical apparatus for producing an extract from a drug by percolation.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From percolate + -or.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɝkəleɪtɚ/
  • British English: /ˈpɜːkəleɪtə/

Inflected Forms

percolators (plural)

Derived Forms

perk

Questions

How do you pronounce percolator?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɝkəleɪtɚ/.
What does percolator mean?
A device used to brew coffee by passing boiling water through coffee grounds.
Where does percolator come from?
From percolate + -or.

How to pronounce percolator

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