colander

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈkɑləndəɹ/

Noun

colander (plural colanders)

1. A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food such as pasta.

   Hypernyms: sieve, sile, strainer

Related terms

• coulee
• percolate

Translations

• French: passoire
• German: Sieb, Küchensieb, Abtropfsieb, Seiher (regional), Durchschlag (regional)
• Italian: colino, colapasta, colabrodo
• Portuguese: escorredor, passador, coador
• Russian: дуршла́г
• Spanish: colador, escurridor, coladero

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