caldeiro

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kalˈdejɾo/

Noun

caldeiro m (plural caldeiros)

  1. cauldron (a large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame)
    • 1448, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros, Vigo: Galaxia, page 295:
      hun espeto et hua fouçe et hun caldeiro de cobre
      a roasting jack and a sickle and a copper cauldron
    Díxolle a pota ao caldeiro: "Achégate aló que me luxas!" (proverb)
    The pot told the cauldron: "Go away, you're going to mess me up!" (the pot calling the kettle black)
  2. bucket

Derived terms

  • caldeira (large cauldron)
  • caldeirada (seafood stew)
  • carne ao caldeiro (beef stew, literally meat on the cauldron)

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