caldeirão

See also: Caldeirão

Portuguese

caldeirão

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaw.de(j)ˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [kaʊ̯.de(ɪ̯)ˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kal.dɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [kaɫ.dɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kal.dɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [kaɫ.dɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kal.dejˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [kaɫ.dejˈɾɐ̃w̃]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kal.dejˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [kaɫ.dejˈɾɐ̃w̃]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kal.deˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [kaɫ.deˈɾɐ̃w̃]

• Hyphenation: cal‧dei‧rão

Noun

caldeirão m (plural caldeirões)

1. cauldron
2. (geology) pothole
3. (figurative) melting pot (place where many divergent things come together)
4. (music) fermata

   Synonym: fermata