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Word entry · 8 letters

colander

Best crossword clue

"Kitchen strainer"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɒləndə(ɹ)/Part of speech nounSorted acdelnorStarts with CEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
1C2O3L4A5N6D7E8R

Definitions

  1. bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods

Word origin

From Middle English colyndore, coloundour, colonur, variants of Middle English culdor, culdore, culatre, ultimately from Latin cōlātōrium, from Latin cōlum. Cognates include Italian colino and Spanish colador.

Used in a sentence

  • 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."

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