colander


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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.
[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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.colander - bowl-shaped strainercolander - 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
lävikkö
cjedilo
szûrõedény
sáld; sigti
水切り
여과기
koštuvas
caurduris
durkslag
กระชอน
cái chao

colander

[ˈkʌləndəʳ] N → colador m, escurridor m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

colander

[ˈkɒləndər] n → passoire f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

colander

n → Seiher m, → Sieb nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

colander

[ˈkʌləndəʳ] n → colapasta m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

colander

(ˈkaləndə) noun
a bowl with small holes in it for draining water off vegetables.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

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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