Colander Definition

kŏlən-dər, kŭl-
noun
A perforated pan, usually bowl-shaped, for draining off liquids, as in washing vegetables.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
colander
Plural:
colanders

Origin of Colander

  • 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 percolate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English colyndore and Old Provençal colador (“strainer”).

    From Wiktionary

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