caldero

See also: calderó

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)

1. (Chile, colloquial) said of someone who likes soups

Noun

caldero m (plural calderos)

1. vat, small cauldron

Derived terms

• echar la soga tras el caldero

 

Related terms

• caldera
• caldo

 

Descendants

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

Further reading

• “caldero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16