calandria

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See also: calàndria

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish calandria (“lark (bird); calander”),[1] from Vulgar Latin *calandria, from Ancient Greek χαράδριος (kharádrios).[2] First attested in 1886 in the sugar industry.

Noun

calandria (plural calandrias)

  1. A form of heat exchanger in which steam is forced past tubes which contain water to be boiled.
  2. A thermosyphon reboiler.
  3. (brewing) A heating element within a brew kettle.
  4. A type of South American mockingbird with a black head (Mimus modulator or Mimus orpheus).[3]

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References

  1. ^ “calandria, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ “calandria”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
  3. ^ “calandria”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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Spanish

Etymology 1

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Noun

calandria f (plural calandrias)

  1. Certain species of lark-like birds.

Etymology 2

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Noun

calandria f (plural calandrias)

  1. calender (machine)

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