caldera

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large crater formed by collapse of the cone or edifice of a volcano.
name
  1. A city, port, and commune in Copiapó province, Atacama region, northern Chile.
  2. A corregimiento in Boquete district, Chiriquí province, Panama.

Pronunciation

/kælˈdɛə.ɹə/ /ˈkɔːl.də.ɹə/ /kælˈdɛɹ.ə/ en-au-caldera.ogg

Word forms

caldera calderas

Etymology

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

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