soup strainer
- noun
- /suːp ˈstreɪnər/
:
colador de sopa
- The chef reached for the soup strainer to remove the vegetables from the broth.
Examples
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I need a soup strainer to make the broth clear.
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He bought a stainless steel soup strainer for his new kitchen.
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After boiling the pasta, she poured it through a soup strainer to drain the water.
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Can you pass me the soup strainer?
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He used a soup strainer to remove the vegetables from the broth before serving.
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To make a smooth soup, she poured the mixture through a soup strainer to filter out any lumps.
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After cooking the soup, he placed a soup strainer over the pot to catch the solids.
Synonyms
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A bowl or cup with small holes that separates solids from liquids
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Morphology
The meaning 'a kitchen utensil used to filter liquids when making or serving soup' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'soup' (the liquid dish) with 'strainer' (a tool for separating solids from liquids). This simple noun–noun compound follows productive and cross‑linguistically common formation patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Soup strainer comes from the simple cooking picture of pouring hot broth through a fine net so the liquid runs through while bits of vegetable or bone stay behind. That's why the name joins soup and strainer and means 'to separate solids from liquids'.