caldeirão

Portuguese
caldeirão

Etymology

caldeira +‎ -ão; compare Italian calderone, French chaudron; cf. also Spanish calderón.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kaɫðɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃/

Noun

caldeirão m (plural caldeirões)

  1. cauldron
  2. (geology) pothole
  3. (figuratively) melting pot (place where many divergent things come together)
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