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Where does “colander” come from?

Colander comes from Middle English colyndore, whose ultimate origin and meaning remain uncertain.

colander (English): A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it...

Definitions

  1. A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it...

Ancestry of “colander”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcolyndore—
Every word from Middle English colyndore →