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Spanish
Etymology
From caldera (“cauldron”) + -ón, or from a derivative of Late Latin caldaria or Latin caldarium. Compare Portuguese caldeirão, Italian calderone and French chaudron. Doublet of chodrón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaldeˈɾon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: cal‧de‧rón
Noun
calderón m (plural calderones)
- (cetaceans) pilot whale
- (music) fermata
- (typography) pilcrow, (the symbol ¶)
- large cauldron
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