colander meaning, definition, what is colander: a metal or plastic bowl with a lot of sm...: Learn more.
Middle English colyndore and Old Provençal colador ("strainer"). Support Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word colander. Examples Place the plumped lentils in colander and fold the cloth over them. Archive 2005-06-01 Nupur 2005 Georgette recommends using...
"vessel perforated with little holes to allow liquid to run off," mid-14c., coloundour,… See origin and meaning of colander.
Middle English pronunciacion, from Anglo-French pronunciation, from Latin pronuntiation-, pronuntiatio, from pronuntiare First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined above Time Traveler The first known use of pronunciation was in the 15th century See more words from the same century ...