colander
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ən noun
a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.
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colander or cullender (ˈkɒləndə, ˈkʌl-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a pan with a perforated bottom for straining or rinsing foods | |
| [C14 colyndore, probably from Old Provençal colador, via Medieval Latin, from Late Latin cōlāre to filter, from Latin cōlum sieve] | |
| cullender or cullender | |
| —n | |
| [C14 colyndore, probably from Old Provençal colador, via Medieval Latin, from Late Latin cōlāre to filter, from Latin cōlum sieve] | |
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Colander
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Word Origin & History
colander
1368, probably alt. from M.L. colatorium "strainer" (with parasitic -n-) from L. colatus, pp. of colare "to strain," from colum "sieve." Fr. cognate is couloir, Sp. colador, It. colatojo.
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