: a perforated utensil for washing or draining food
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News of the spill sparked a mass volunteer effort, with up to a hundred people a day out on the beach, working with kitchen sieves, colanders and buckets in the initial days of the cleanup.—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025 Its basket also doubles as a colander, and the lid disassembles fully for easier cleaning.—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025 BeFare Metal Colander Your plastic colander is another smart swap to make before the new year arrives.—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2025 Strain the membranes from the water and then drain the seeds in a colander.—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for colander
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Etymology
Middle English colyndore, probably modification of Old Occitan colador, from Medieval Latin colatorium, from Latin colare to sieve, from colum sieve
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