What does colander mean?

Definitions for colander
ˈkʌl ən dər, ˈkɒl-colan·der

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. colander, cullendernoun

    bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods

Wiktionary

  1. colandernoun

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

  2. Etymology: colyndore and colador.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Colandernoun

    A sieve either of hair, twigs or metal, through which a mixture to be separated is poured, and which retains the thicker parts.

    Etymology: colo, to strain, Lat.

    Take a thick woven osiar colander,
    Through which the pressed wines are strained clear. May.

    All the viscera of the body are but as so many colanders to separate several juices from the blood. John Ray, on the Creation.

    The brains from nose and mouth, and either ear,
    Came issuing forth, as through a colander
    The curdled milk. Dryden.

Wikipedia

  1. Colander

    A colander (or cullender) is a kitchen utensil used to strain foods such as pasta or to rinse vegetables. The perforated nature of the colander allows liquid to drain through while retaining the solids inside. It is sometimes also called a pasta strainer or kitchen sieve.

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  1. colander

    A colander is a kitchen utensil with a bowl shape, typically made of metal or plastic, that has several small holes in it. It is used for draining off liquids from food items such as pasta or rice, or for washing fruits, vegetables, and other hard ingredients under running water.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Colandernoun

    a utensil with a bottom perforated with little holes for straining liquids, mashed vegetable pulp, etc.; a strainer of wickerwork, perforated metal, or the like

  2. Etymology: [L. colans, -antis, p. pr. of colare to filter, to strain, fr. colum a strainer. Cf. Cullis, Culvert.]

Wikidata

  1. Colander

    A colander is a bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food such as pasta or rice. The perforated nature of the colander allows liquid to drain through while retaining the solids inside. It is sometimes also called a pasta strainer or kitchen sieve. Conventionally, colanders are made of a light metal, such as aluminium or thinly rolled stainless steel. Colanders are also made of plastic, silicone, ceramic, and enamelware. The word colander comes from the Latin colum meaning sieve.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Colander

    Cullender, kul′end-ėr, n. a vessel having small holes in the bottom, used as a strainer in cookery.—ns. Colā′tion, Col′ature, straining. [L. colāre, to strain—colum, a strainer.]

Editors Contribution

  1. colander

    A type of kitchen utensil or tool shaped like a bowl created and designed with space for liquid or water to flow through it.

    Colanders are currently used in the kitchen, perhaps with some imagination the same design could be used in another industry for a similar purpose. e.g. a gold pan is a similar type tool.


    Submitted by MaryC on August 30, 2015  

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. COLANDER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Colander is ranked #148347 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Colander surname appeared 111 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Colander.

    62.1% or 69 total occurrences were White.
    36.9% or 41 total occurrences were Black.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of colander in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of colander in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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