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Pronunciation / Transliteration: lǜ wǎng
"她用滤网把意大利面里的水滤掉了。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A kitchen utensil with holes used for draining liquids from food.
"After boiling the pasta, she poured it into the colander to remove the excess water." - 2
A device used for straining or filtering liquids.
"He used a colander to separate the seeds from the juice."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'colander' originates from the Latin 'colatorium', which means 'a strainer'. It evolved through Old French 'colander', reflecting the tool's use in cooking to drain liquids from food, particularly pasta and vegetables.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Colander" is said worldwide
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passoire
Transliteration: pah-soir
"Elle a utilisé une passoire pour égoutter les pâtes."
Sieb
Transliteration: zeeb
"Er hat ein Sieb benutzt, um die Nudeln abzugießen."
colino
Transliteration: co-lee-no
"Ha usato un colino per scolare la pasta."
colador
Transliteration: co-la-dor
"Usó un colador para escurrir la pasta."
escorredor
Transliteration: es-co-re-dor
"Ela usou um escorredor para drenar a água da massa."
छानने वाला
Transliteration: chhaan-ne waala
"उसने पास्ता को छानने के लिए छानने वाले का इस्तेमाल किया।"
滤网
Transliteration: lǜ wǎng
"她用滤网把意大利面里的水滤掉了。"
체
Transliteration: che
"그녀는 파스타의 물을 빼기 위해 체를 사용했다."
ざる
Transliteration: zaru
"彼女はパスタの水を切るためにざるを使った。"
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