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[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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[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.
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They will drain the pasta in the metal colander.
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A colander (also known as a cullender) is a type of sieve, used in cooking for separating liquids and solids. It is much like a strainer. Conventionally, colanders are made of a light metal, such as aluminium or thinly rolled stainless steel, but some colanders are made of plastic. A colander is pierced with a pattern of small holes (or slots in plastic colanders) that let the liquid drain through, but retain the solids inside. Colanders are often shaped as a large bowl with a built-in stand to allow water to drain out through the bottom as well as the sides.
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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)
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
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 水切り
v. - 水切りする
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) مصفاة, اناء مثقب لتصفيه الخضروات بعد غسلها
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