chaudron

chaudron (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of chawdron (entrails)

From Middle French chaudron, chaulderon, from Old French chauderon, chaudron (cf. the northern variant caudron, whence English cauldron), from chaud(ière) +‎ -eron (see -on), or a derivative of Late Latin caldaria or Latin caldarium. Compare Italian calderone, Portuguese caldeirão, Spanish calderón.

• IPA^(key): /ʃo.dʁɔ̃/

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chaudron m (plural chaudrons)

1. cauldron
2. (Quebec) pot

• chaud

• “chaudron” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• chauderon ('chauderon' and 'chaudron' are about equally common)
• chaulderon
• chauldron

From Old French chauderon.

chaudron m (plural chaudrons)

1. cauldron (large metal cooking pot)

• French: chaudron