caldera
English
Etymology
Borrowed from SpanishCategory:English terms borrowed from Spanish#CALDERACategory:English terms derived from Spanish#CALDERA caldera (“cauldron”), from Late LatinCategory:English terms derived from Late Latin#CALDERA caldāria (“warm bath”), from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#CALDERA caldārium. Doublet of chowderCategory:English doublets#CALDERA.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kælˈdɛə.ɹə/, /ˈkɔːl.də.ɹə/Category:English 3-syllable words#CALDERACategory:English 3-syllable words#CALDERACategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#CALDERA
- (US) IPA(key): /kælˈdɛɹ.ə/Category:English 3-syllable words#CALDERACategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#CALDERA
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#CALDERAAudio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
caldera (plural calderas)Category:English lemmas#CALDERACategory:English nouns#CALDERACategory:English countable nouns#CALDERACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CALDERACategory:Pages with entries#CALDERACategory:Pages with 5 entries#CALDERA
- (volcanologyCategory:en:Volcanology#CALDERA) 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.Category:English terms with quotations#CALDERA
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Category:en:Landforms#CALDERACatalan
Etymology
Inherited from Late LatinCategory:Catalan terms inherited from Late Latin#CALDERACategory:Catalan terms derived from Late Latin#CALDERA caldāria (“cooking-pot”), derived from LatinCategory:Catalan terms derived from Latin#CALDERA caldus (“hot”).
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Noun
caldera f (plural calderes)Category:Catalan lemmas#CALDERACategory:Catalan nouns#CALDERACategory:Catalan countable nouns#CALDERACategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#CALDERACategory:Catalan feminine nouns#CALDERACategory:Pages with entries#CALDERACategory:Pages with 5 entries#CALDERA
- cauldron
- boiler
- (BalearicCategory:Balearic Catalan#CALDERA) a type of fish or seafood soup
- Synonym: caldereta
- (ValenciaCategory:Valencian#CALDERA) a winter stew of pork, rutabaga, beans, and rice
- Synonym: arròs amb fesols i naps
- (geologyCategory:ca:Geology#CALDERA) caldera
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Further reading
- “caldera”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “caldera”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
- “caldera” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “caldera” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from SpanishCategory:Italian terms borrowed from Spanish#CALDERACategory:Italian terms derived from Spanish#CALDERA caldera. Doublet of caldaia, caldara, and callaraCategory:Italian doublets#CALDERA.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kalˈdɛ.ra/Category:Italian 3-syllable words#CALDERACategory:Italian terms with IPA pronunciation#CALDERA
- Rhymes: -ɛraCategory:Rhymes:Italian/ɛra#CALDERACategory:Rhymes:Italian/ɛra/3 syllables#CALDERA
- Hyphenation: cal‧dè‧ra
Noun
caldera f (plural caldere)Category:Italian lemmas#CALDERACategory:Italian nouns#CALDERACategory:Italian countable nouns#CALDERACategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#CALDERACategory:Italian feminine nouns#CALDERACategory:Pages with entries#CALDERACategory:Pages with 5 entries#CALDERA
Further reading
- caldera in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Category:it:Landforms#CALDERANorwegian Bokmål
Noun
caldera m (definite singular calderaen, indefinite plural calderaer, definite plural calderaene)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#CALDERACategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#CALDERACategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms spelled with C#CALDERACategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#CALDERACategory:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns#CALDERACategory:Pages with entries#CALDERACategory:Pages with 5 entries#CALDERA
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by kalderaCategory:Norwegian Bokmål pre-2005 forms
Spanish
Etymology
From Late LatinCategory:Spanish terms inherited from Late Latin#CALDERACategory:Spanish terms derived from Late Latin#CALDERA caldāria (“cooking-pot”), caldārium, derived from LatinCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#CALDERA caldus (“hot”). Doublet of calderoCategory:Spanish doublets#CALDERA.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kalˈdeɾa/ [kal̪ˈd̪e.ɾa]Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#CALDERACategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#CALDERA
Category:Spanish terms with audio pronunciation#CALDERAAudio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -eɾaCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/eɾa#CALDERACategory:Rhymes:Spanish/eɾa/3 syllables#CALDERA
- Syllabification: cal‧de‧ra
Noun
caldera f (plural calderas)Category:Spanish lemmas#CALDERACategory:Spanish nouns#CALDERACategory:Spanish countable nouns#CALDERACategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#CALDERACategory:Spanish feminine nouns#CALDERACategory:Pages with entries#CALDERACategory:Pages with 5 entries#CALDERA
- cauldron
- Synonym: cacerola
- 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 13:
- La Bruja echa a hervir en una caldera llena de agua, un sapo, una lagartija y murciélago, sabandijas que generalmente se encarga de llevarle el cliente, previendo la posibilidad de que a la hechicera se le haya agotado la provisión.Category:Spanish terms with quotations#CALDERA
- The Witch throws into a cauldron of water to boil: a toad, a lizard and a bat, beasties which the client generally takes it upon themself to bring, in case the sorcerer has run out of stock.
- boiler
- Synonyms: calefón, calentador de agua, (Mexico) boiler, (Mexico) bóiler
- (geologyCategory:es:Geology#CALDERA) caldera
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Adjective
caldera fCategory:Spanish non-lemma forms#CALDERACategory:Spanish adjective forms#CALDERACategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#CALDERACategory:Pages with entries#CALDERACategory:Pages with 5 entries#CALDERA
Further reading
- “caldera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025