tamis

Significado (Inglés)

1. (countable, uncountable) A culinary strainer, originally made from worsted cloth.
2. (countable, uncountable) The cloth itself; a tammy.

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Relativo a Old High German: zemis

Relativo a alemán: Zims

Relativo a neerlandés: teems

Relativo a frisón occidental: teams

Relativo a Old English: temes

Relativo a Old English: temesian

In summary

Borrowed from French tamis, from Middle French tamis, from Old French tamis, from Medieval Latin tamisium, of unclear origin.
Cognate with Old High German zemis (dialectal German Zims), Dutch teems (“sieve”), West Frisian teams, tiems, German Low German Teemse, Teems, Old English temes, Old English temesian (“to sieve; sift”). Doublet of temse.