colander
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- noun
- /ˈkɒləndər/
- To separate the pasta from the water, you should use a colander in the sink.
- colander to drain
- colander; rinse
- colander in the sink
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Watch on YouTubeUse a colander with bigger holes or no holes and, and make sure you just don't put too much water in there.
- Use a colander with bigger holes or no holes and, and make sure you just don't put too much water in there.
Examples
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So now that we have the beans done, we're just going to pour them into a colander here to drain off the water.
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She placed the vegetables in a colander to remove excess water after washing them.
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At this point, we'll take the seed and strain it in a colander to remove the excess water.
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Now she stopped, still holding the colander under the running faucet, and turned to her husband.
Fiction book (1991) -
When the potatoes are done, drain them in a colander in your sink.
Blog text (24) -
Pour the kale into a colander and run it under cold water.
Blog text (24) -
"I'll pour them into the colander for you," he said to Netta.
Fiction book (1992) -
When the apples lost their crispness, my mother would get out her special colander.
Fiction book (1997) -
To rinse, pour through a colander and rinse with cool water.
Blog text (16) -
After boiling the spaghetti, we poured it into a colander to drain the water.
Synonyms
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A tool like a spoon or knife that people use in the kitchen to prepare food
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A device that removes liquid, for example from washed food
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A kitchen tool that removes solid pieces from liquid when making or serving soup
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A bowl with holes used to wash or drain food like vegetables and pasta
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Etymology
Colander comes from the old Latin verb colare, which means 'to strain'. The same root appears in percolate, and that helps explain why a colander is a bowl with holes used to drain or 'strain' water from food.