caldera

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English

WOTD – 23 February 2010

Etymology

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The caldera of Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines.

Borrowed from Spanish caldera (“cauldron”), from Late Latin caldāria (“warm bath”), from Latin caldārium. Doublet of chowder.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kælˈdɛə.ɹə/, /ˈkɔːl.də.ɹə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /kælˈdɛɹ.ə/
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Noun

caldera (plural calderas)

  1. (volcanology) A large crater formed by collapse of the cone or edifice of a volcano.
    Hypernym: crater
    • 2000, Tony Waltham, “Geyser watching”, in Geology Today, volume 16, Iss. 3, p. 99::
      The lakes of both Rotorua and Taupo occupy calderas left from enormous prehistoric eruptions, and magma lies at shallow depths beneath a number of centres.

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Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”), derived from Latin caldus (“hot”).

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Noun

caldera f (plural calderes)

  1. cauldron
  2. boiler
  3. (Balearic) a type of fish or seafood soup
    Synonym: caldereta
  4. (Valencia) a winter stew of pork, rutabaga, beans, and rice
    Synonym: arròs amb fesols i naps
  5. (geology) caldera

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Italian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caldera. Doublet of caldaia.

Noun

caldera f (plural caldere)

  1. caldera

Further reading

  • caldera in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Noun

caldera m (definite singular calderaen, indefinite plural calderaer, definite plural calderaene)

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by kaldera

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kalˈdeɾa/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: cal‧de‧ra

Noun

caldera f (plural calderas)

  1. cauldron
    Synonym: cacerola
  2. boiler
    Synonyms: calefón, calentador de agua, (Mexico) boiler, (Mexico) bóiler
  3. (geology) caldera

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Descendants

  • → English: caldera
  • → Italian: caldera

Adjective

caldera f

  1. feminine singular of caldero

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