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strainer

/ˈstreɪnə/noun

उच्चारण स्ट्रेन

छलनी, छन्नी

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a kitchen tool with a lot of very small holes, used for separating solids from liquids

    छलनी, छन्नी

    • Pour the tea through a strainer.
    • Wash the rice in a strainer under the tap.
    • Use a strainer to separate the tea leaves.
    + 2 more examples
    • The cook poured the pasta into a strainer.
    • She washed the strainer after straining the juice.

    Synonyms sieve colander filter

◇Word family
strain verb