síothlán — meaning in English

English meaning

• colander noun A bowl-shaped kitchen container full of holes, used for draining water off food such as pasta, rice or washed vegetables.
• strainer noun A device through which a liquid is passed for purification, filtering or separation from solid matter; anything (including a screen or a cloth) used to strain a liquid.

Senses

síothlán is used for these senses in English:

• colander A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food that has been cooking in water, such as pasta.
• percolator A device used to brew coffee by passing boiling water through coffee grounds.

strainer — full definition

1. noun A device through which a liquid is passed for purification, filtering or separation from solid matter; anything (including a screen or a cloth) used to strain a liquid.
2. noun A perforated screen or openwork (usually at the end of a suction pipe of a pump), used to prevent solid bodies from mixing in a liquid stream or flowline.
3. noun Debris in water that blocks the passage of solid objects.
4. noun One who strains.