colander

== English == === Alternative forms === cullender collinder (misspelling) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒləndə(ɹ)/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑləndɚ/, /ˈkɔləndɚ/ === Noun === colander (plural colanders) A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food that has been cooking in water, such as pasta. Hypernyms: sieve, sile, strainer ==== Derived terms ==== sea colander ==== Related terms ==== coulee percolate ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === colander on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === CONELRAD, Arlecdon, Calderon