Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Colander

Colander , noun

[Latin colans, -antis, present participle of colare to filter, to strain, from colum a strainer. Compare Cullis, Culvert.]

A utensil with a bottom perforated with little holes for straining liquids, mashed vegetable pulp, etc.; a strainer of wickerwork, perforated metal, or the like.