calderón

See also: Calderon and Calderón

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/ [kal̪.d̪eˈɾõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: cal‧de‧rón

Noun

calderón m (plural calderones)

  1. (cetaceans) pilot whale
  2. (music) fermata
  3. (typography) pilcrow, (the symbol )
  4. large cauldron

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