colander
[ kuhl-uhn-der, kol- ]
/ ˈkʌl ən dər, ˈkɒl- /
noun
a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.
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Also cul·len·der [kuhl-uhn-der] /ˈkʌl ən dər/ .
Origin of colander
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
Words nearby colander
cola, Colace, colacobiosis, colada, colamine, colander, cola nut, colat., Colatina, colatitude, Colbath
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British Dictionary definitions for colander
colander
cullender
/ (ˈkɒləndə, ˈkʌl-) /
noun
a pan with a perforated bottom for straining or rinsing foods
Word Origin for colander
C14 colyndore, probably from Old Provençal colador, via Medieval Latin, from Late Latin cōlāre to filter, from Latin cōlum sieve
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