COLANDER or CULLENDER

PRONUNCIATION: (KUH/KAH-luhn-duhr)

MEANING: noun: A utensil with perforations, used for straining or draining foods.

ETYMOLOGY: Of uncertain origin. Probably from Latin colare (to strain). Earliest documented use: 1450.
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CUL-ENDER - anus (same word in French as in English)

COLA AND ER - too much soda'll land you in the Emergency Room

SCULL-ENDER - an unexpected rock close to the surface of the regatta course