noun
- Plural of perc; short for percolator, a device or method for brewing coffee by passing hot water through ground coffee.
- Plural of perc; short for percolation, the process of liquid filtering through a porous substance.
Usage: informal; chiefly North American
Usage: informal; technical
Examples
- My grandmother still uses one of those old electric percs to make her morning coffee.
- The water percs through the ground coffee slowly, extracting all the flavor.
- Several percs were lined up on the kitchen counter at the diner.
- Rainwater percs down through the soil layers.
- These vintage percs are becoming collectible items.