# colander

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒləndə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #61,381

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

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/colander