colander
[ kuhl-uh n-der, kol- ]
/ ˈkʌl ən dər, ˈkɒl- /
noun
a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.
Also
cullender.
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,
cola nut,
colacobiosis,
colada,
colamine,
colander,
colat.,
colatina,
colatitude,
colbath,
colbert
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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