colander

colander

a sieve or strainer: He used a colander to drain the pasta.

Not to be confused with:

calendar – table showing days, weeks, and months of a year; a list or schedule: Put the meeting on your calendar.

calender – a machine that presses cloth or paper through rollers: The laundry used a calender to press the sheets.

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colander

col·an·der

 (kŏl′ən-dər, kŭl′-)

n.

A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with perforations for draining off liquids and rinsing food.

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[Middle English colyndore; probably from a Romance source akin to Old Provençal colador, strainer, from Vulgar Latin *cōlātōr, from Latin cōlātus, past participle of cōlāre, to strain; see percolate.]

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colander

(ˈkɒləndə; ˈkʌl-) or

cullender

n

(Cookery) a pan with a perforated bottom for straining or rinsing foods

[C14 colyndore, probably from Old Provençal colador, via Medieval Latin, from Late Latin cōlāre to filter, from Latin cōlum sieve]

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col•an•der

(ˈkʌl ən dər, ˈkɒl-)

n.

a usu. metal container with a perforated bottom and sides, for draining and straining foods.

[1400–50; late Middle English colyndore, perhaps « Latin cōlā(re) to strain]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

colander - bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods cullender strainer - a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through

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Translations

مِصْفاةمِصْفاه

cedník

dørslagsalatslynge

Sieb

σουρωτήρι

coladorescurridor

lävikkö

passoire

cjedilo

szûrõedény

sáld; sigti

colino

水切り

여과기

koštuvas

caurduris

vergiet

dørslagsil

cedzak

escorredor

дуршлаг

durkslag

กระชอน

süzgeçkevgir

cái chao

滤器漏勺漏锅

colander

[ˈkʌləndəʳ] N → colador m, escurridor m

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colander

[ˈkɒləndə^r] n → passoire f

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colander

n → Seiher m, → Sieb nt

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colander

[ˈkʌləndəʳ] n → colapasta m inv

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colander

(ˈkaləndə) noun

a bowl with small holes in it for draining water off vegetables. sif, gaatjiesbak مِصْفاه гевгир coador cedník das Sieb salatslynge; dørslag σουρωτήριcolador kurnsõel آبکش lävikkö passoireמסננת छलनी cjedilo szűrőedény saringan sáld; sigti colino 水切り器 (요리용 여과기 koštuvas caurduris penapis vergietdørslag, silcedzak چڼوونى، صافى ، غلبيل passador stre­cu­rătoare дуршлаг cedidlo cedilo cediljka durkslag กระชอน süzgeç, kevgir (做菜時用來濾乾的)篩子 друшляк تقویم cái chao 滤器，漏勺

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colander

→ مِصْفاة cedník dørslag Sieb σουρωτήρι escurridor lävikkö passoire cjedilo colino 水切り 여과기 vergiet dørslag cedzak escorredor дуршлаг durkslag กระชอน süzgeç cái chao 漏锅

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