Meaning
strainer; sieve
- small kitchen tool used to strain liquids or sift ingredients
In a sentence
Filtro il tè con un colino.
I strain the tea with a strainer.
Hai visto il colino in cucina?
Have you seen the strainer in the kitchen?
Questo colino non è molto fine.
This strainer isn't very fine.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| colino | masculine · singular |
| colini | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Usually smaller than setaccio, which is more for sifting flour.
- Common with passare, filtrare, scolare.
- Masculine noun: il colino.