caldera
Meanings
noun
- A large crater formed by collapse of the cone or edifice of a volcano.
name
- A city, port, and commune in Copiapó province, Atacama region, northern Chile.
- A corregimiento in Boquete district, Chiriquí province, Panama.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish caldera (“cauldron”), from Late Latin caldāria (“warm bath”), from Latin caldārium. Doublet of chowder.
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