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colander

co·lan·der

UK/ˈkɒləndə(ɹ)/ US/ˈkɑləndɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods

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Origin

From Middle English colyndore, coloundour, colonur, variants of Middle English culdor, culdore, culatre, ultimately from Latin cōlātōrium, from Latin cōlum. Cognates include Italian colino and Spanish colador.

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