caldero

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin caldāria~caldārium (“cooking-pot”), derived from Latin caldus (“hot”). Doublet of caldera.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kalˈdeɾo/ [kal̪ˈd̪e.ɾo]
Rhymes: -eɾo
Syllabification: cal‧de‧ro

Adjective

caldero (feminine caldera, masculine plural calderos, feminine plural calderas)

(Chile, colloquial) said of someone who likes soups

Noun

caldero m (plural calderos)

vat, small cauldron

Derived terms

echar la soga tras el caldero

Related terms

Descendants

→ Bikol Central: kaldero
→ Cebuano: kaldero
→ Tagalog: kaldero

Further reading

“caldero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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