colander, cullender
(noun) bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods
Source: WordNet® 3.1
colander (plural colanders)
A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food such as pasta.
Hypernyms: sieve, sile, strainer
• CONELRAD, Calderon
Source: Wiktionary
Col"an*der, n. Etym: [L. colans, -antis, p. pr. of colare to filter, to strain, fr. colum a strainer. Cf. Cullis, Culvert.]
Definition: A utensil with a bottom perforated with little holes for straining liquids, mashed vegetable pulp, etc.; a strainer of wickerwork, perfprated metal, or the like.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 February 2025
(noun) the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; “the state has lowered its income tax”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
