colar

Meaning

1. (Balearic, Central, Valencia) to sift, to filter (a liquid)
2. (Balearic, Central, Valencia) to pour the molten metal from the crucible into the mold
3. (Balearic, Central, Valencia, reflexive) to enter somewhere without permit or paying, e. g. to crash (a party)
4. (Balearic, Central, Valencia, reflexive) to advance before someone, in a queue, without waiting for the turn

Concepts

sieve

strain

filtrate

funnel

filter

sift

slip

separate out

filter out

Synonyms

filtrar

passar

canalitzar

garbellar

Translations

colar

colare

coar

cernir

durchsieben

tamizar

sieben

7

colar

tamiser

zeven

7

afscheiden

scolare

filtrer

Pronounced as (IPA)

[kuˈla]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: cōlō

Cognate with Occitan: colar

Cognate with French: couler

Cognate with Spanish: colar

In summary

Inherited from Latin cōlāre (compare Occitan colar, French couler, Spanish colar).