colander

nounstrainer

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noun strainer

More words related to colander

sift

verb. take out residue; remove impurities

sifting

verb. take out residue; remove impurities

Word Origin & History

mid-14c., coloundour, probably altered from Medieval Latin colatorium "strainer" (with parasitic -n-) from Latin colatus, past participle of colare "to strain," from colum "sieve, strainer, wicker fishing net," of uncertain origin. Cognate with French couloir, Spanish colador, Italian colatojo.

Example Sentences for colander

The cheese-vat should have holes in it all over like a colander.

Had I obeyed my own impulse, I should have been riddled like any colander.

Strain from it, through a hair sieve or colander, all the liquid.

Let it boil for five minutes, then drain them in a colander.

Boil the inside part in about ½ a cup of water and put through the colander.

Then mash them in the water in which they were boiled through a colander.

Put in a colander to drain while preparing 49the curry sauce.

Strain out the potatoes and leeks and press through a colander.

Pour this batter through a colander, letting it drop into the boiling corn.

I mean, what is that you are straining through the colander into that jar?

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sifting

strainer

Synonyms for colander

sieve