# caldera
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caldera (“cauldron”), from Late Latin caldāria (“warm bath”), from Latin caldārium. Doublet of chowder.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /kælˈdɛə.ɹə/, /ˈkɔːl.də.ɹə/
* (US) IPA: /kælˈdɛɹ.ə/
* Audio (General Australian):(file)

### Noun

caldera (plural calderas)
* (volcanology) 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.

#### Derived terms

* intracaldera

#### Related terms

* calorie
* cauldron
* coddle
* scald

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Lacerda, craaled

## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”), derived from Latin caldus (“hot”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [kəlˈde.ɾə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [kalˈde.ɾa]

### Noun

caldera f (plural calderes)
* cauldron
* boiler
* (Balearic) a type of fish or seafood soup
    Synonym: caldereta
* (Valencia) a winter stew of pork, rutabaga, beans, and rice
    Synonym: arròs amb fesols i naps
* (geology) caldera

#### Derived terms

* calderada
* caldereta
* calderí
* calderó

#### Related terms

* calder

### Further reading

* “caldera” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “caldera”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “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 Spanish caldera. Doublet of caldaia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kalˈdɛ.ra/
* Rhymes: -ɛra
* Hyphenation: cal‧dè‧ra

### Noun

caldera f (plural caldere)
* caldera

### Further reading

* caldera in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* caldare

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Noun

caldera m (definite singular calderaen, indefinite plural calderaer, definite plural calderaene)
* form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by kaldera

## Spanish
### Etymology

From Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”), caldārium, derived from Latin caldus (“hot”). Doublet of caldero.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kalˈdeɾa/ [kal̪ˈd̪e.ɾa]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɾa
* Syllabification: cal‧de‧ra

### Noun

caldera f (plural calderas)
* 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.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
* (geology) caldera

#### Derived terms

* caldera doble
* calderón

#### Related terms

* caldero
* caldo

#### Descendants

* → English: caldera
* → Italian: caldera

### Adjective

caldera f
* feminine singular of caldero

### Further reading

* “caldera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10