colandercol‧an‧der /ˈkʌləndə, ˈkɒ- $ ˈkʌləndər, ˈkɑː-/ noun [countable] 
Word Origin
a metal or plastic bowl with a lot of small holes in the bottom and sides, used to separate liquid from food
Word OriginWORD ORIGINcolander
ExamplesOrigin:
1300-1400 Probably from Old Provençal colador, from Medieval Latin colatorium, from Latin colare ‘to sieve’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- Cover top of colander with wax paper and set over sink to drain 24 hours.
- Drain in a colander, pressing the leaves to extract all the juice.
- Drain well in a colander and divide them among individual bowls or put them in a large soup tureen.
- For sauce, defrost the berries in a colander over a bowl.
- Line colander with clean piece of cloth and pour yogurt into it.
- Strain the liquid through a colander covered with muslin, and retain the liquid.
- Use colander to strain. 5 Tip peas into serving dish. 6 Get butter from refrigerator.
- When mussels have opened, drain them in a colander set over a bowl.
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a metal or plastic bowl with a lot of small holes in the bottom and sides, used to separate liquid from food