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colador
strainer
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Kitchen tool for draining or straining food
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colander
bowl with holes for draining food
Colador means strainer and is a cognate of the English word colander0.
colador
Illustration for strainer, colander, sieve
strainer, colander, sieve
A kitchen tool full of small holes that lets liquid through and catches the solids.
Pasa el caldo por el colador antes de servirloPour the broth through the strainer before serving it
Escurrí la pasta en el coladorI drained the pasta in the colander