colander
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colander
- /ˈkɒləndə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈkɑləndɚ/ US
- /ˈkɔləndɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English colyndore, coloundour, colonur, variants of Middle English culdor, culdore, culatre, ultimately from Latin cōlātōrium, from Latin cōlum. Cognates include Italian colino and Spanish colador.
noun colanders · cullender · collinder
- A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food that has been cooking in water, such as pasta. An electric fire came next, followed by an umbrella and then a colander. "This bowl will carry no water," he muttered. "Some loon hath pierced it with holes."
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noun a bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food such as pasta
| Español | colador, escurridor, coladero, zafra |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 소쿠리 sokuri |
| 日本語 | コランダー korandā, 水切りボール mizukiri bōru |
| 中文 | 濾器 /滤器 lǜqì, 漉鍋 /漉锅 lùguō, 漏勺 lòusháo |
| हिन्दी | कोलंडर kolaṇḍar |
| Português | escorredor, passador, coador |
| Français | passoire |
| Deutsch | Sieb, Küchensieb, Abtropfsieb, Seiher, Durchschlag |
| Italiano | colino, colapasta, colabrodo |
| Ελληνικά | σουρωτήρι sourotíri, τρυπητό trypitó |
| Română | strecurătoare |
| Русский | дуршла́г duršlág |
| Tiếng Việt | giá lọc |
| العربية | مِصْفَاة miṣfāh |
Talk about this word "colander." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/colander. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. colander. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/colander "colander." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/colander.Cite this
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