colander
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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.]
Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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colander
meaning 'a kitchen strainer', is spelt this way, although cullender will be found in older writing. See also calendar.
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colander
[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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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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- Utensils and Appliances - colander: perforated bowl for rinsing and draining
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Colander
For other uses, see Colander (disambiguation).
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A colander is a bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food[1] such as pasta or rice.
The perforated nature of the colander allows liquid to drain through while retaining the solids inside. It is sometimes also called a pasta strainer or kitchen sieve.
Conventionally, colanders are made of a light metal, such as aluminium or thinly rolled stainless steel, but some colanders are made of plastic or silicone.
The word colander comes from the Latin colum meaning sieve.[2]
The colander or sieve, in the form of pasta strainer, was recognized by Austrian authorities as a religious headgear of Pastafarianism.[3]
References
- ^ "Colander (2011)". Merriam-Webster. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colander.
- ^ "Colander (2011)". Merriam-Webster. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colander.
- ^ BBC News, Austrian driver allowed 'pastafarian' headgear photo, 14 July 2011.
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Colander
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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