CEFR B2
colander
Translation
水切りざる / ざる / 湯切り器
Meaning
A colander is a bowl-shaped kitchen tool with holes, used for draining water from food such as pasta or washed vegetables. It is not a calendar, which is for dates. The learner trap is the similar spelling and pronunciation.
Examples
- パスタをざるにあけてください。
Drain the pasta in a colander. - 彼女はレタスを水切りざるで洗いました。
She rinsed the lettuce in a colander.