colander

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colander

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(kŭl'ən-dər, kŏl'-)
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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meaning 'a kitchen strainer', is spelt this way, although cullender will be found in older writing. See also calendar.

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[KAWL-an-der; KUHL-an-der] Used for draining liquid from solids, the colander is a perforated, bowl-shaped container. It can be metal, plastic or ceramic.

IN BRIEF: A bowl with holes in the bottom for draining off liquids.

They will drain the pasta in the metal colander.

Tutor's tip: A "calendar" is a chart showing the days, weeks, and months of the year, to "calender" is to press through a machine with rollers to make cloth or paper), while a "colander" is a perforated bowl used to drain food.

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Common misspelling(s) of colander

• calander

Dansk (Danish)
n. - dørslag

Nederlands (Dutch)
vergiet

Français (French)
n. - passoire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sieb, Seiher

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σουρωτήρι, τρυπητό

Italiano (Italian)
colabrodo, colapasta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - coador (m), peneira (f)

Русский (Russian)
дуршлаг

Español (Spanish)
n. - colador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - durkslag

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
滤器, 漏锅

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 濾器, 漏鍋

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 여과기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 水切り
v. - 水切りする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مصفاة, اناء مثقب لتصفيه الخضروات بعد غسلها‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מסננת‬

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