colander

[ kuhl-uhn-der, kol- ]
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noun
  1. a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.

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Origin of colander

1
1400–50; late Middle English colyndore, perhaps (with nasalization) <Old Provençal colador <Medieval Latin cōlātōrium, equivalent to Latin cōlā(re) “to strain” (verbal derivative of cōlum strainer) + -tōrium -tory2
  • Also cul·len·der [kuhl-uhn-der] /ˈkʌl ən dər/ .

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colander

cullender

/ (ˈkɒləndə, ˈkʌl-) /


noun
  1. a pan with a perforated bottom for straining or rinsing foods

Origin of colander

1
C14 colyndore, probably from Old Provençal colador, via Medieval Latin, from Late Latin cōlāre to filter, from Latin cōlum sieve

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