caudara

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • cuarara, quarara (dialectal, rhotacized)
  • codara (dialectal)
  • callara (progressive assimilated from *cal(d)u)

Etymology

From Late Latin caldār(i)a (cooking-pot), derived from Latin caldus (hot).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kawˈda.ɾa/, [kawˈda.ɾa], [kwa-], [-ˈɾa.ɾa]
  • Hyphenation: cau‧dà‧ra

Noun

caudara f (plural caudari)

  1. a cauldron
    Synonym: pignatuni
  2. (by extension) a hotchpotch
  3. a boiler

Derived terms

  • Caudararu
  • caudararu
  • caudaruni

See also