Colander

Noun CEFR B2

ˈkɒləndə(ɹ)

Definitions

A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food that has been cooking in water, such as pasta.

Equivalents

Españolcoladero colador escurridorzafra

Françaispassoire

DeutschAbtropfsieb Durchschlag KüchensiebNudelsieb Seiher Sieb

37 more languages

العربيةالمصفاة مصفاة مصفى

Azərbaycan dilikəfgir süzgəc

Българскирешето

Bosanskiprocijediti rešeto решето

Češtinacedidlo cedník řešeto

Cymraeghidl hidlwr

Ελληνικάσουρωτήρι τρυπητό

Vosa Vakavitilawalawa

Gaeilgesíothlán

Gàidhligsìoltachan

Hrvatskiprocijediti rešeto решето

Magyarszűrő tésztaszűrő

Հայերենքամիչ քամոց

Bahasa Indonesiapenapis

Íslenskadörslag

Italianocolabrodo colapasta colino

日本語コランダー水切りボール漉し器濾過器

ქართულითუშფალანგი

한국어소쿠리

Kurdîkevgîr tatarî

Latinacolum

Te Reo Māoritātari

Македонскицедалка

Bahasa Melayupenapis

Nederlandsvergiet verzijp

Polskicedzak cedzidło durszlak

Portuguêscoador escorredor passador

Românăstrecurătoare

Русскийдуршлаг

Slovenčinacedák

Српскиprocijediti rešeto решето

Svenskadurkslag

ไทยกระชอน

Türkçekevgir süzgeç

Українськадрушляк

Examples

“An electric fire came next, followed by an umbrella and then a colander. "This bowl will carry ⟳ no water," he muttered. "Some loon hath pierced it with holes."”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Colanders Colandrea Colangelo colanguage colanic acid Colantonio

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