chaudoun
Middle English
Alternative forms
- chaudewyne, chawdern, chawdon, chawdron, chawduen, chawdwyn
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French chaudun, from Old French chaudun, from Medieval Latin caldūmen, from caldus (“warm”) + -men (nominal suffix). Compare Middle Low German kaldūne.
In Middle English, the suffix has been remodelled after -oun. Some forms have undergone further remodelling; either /r/ has been inserted after caudroun or the suffix has been reinterpreted as wyn (“wine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃau̯ˈduːn/, /ˈt͡ʃau̯dun/, /ˈt͡ʃau̯dˌwiːn/
Noun
chaudoun (uncountable)
- (Late Middle English) A sauce made of sliced intestines (accompanying fowl and seafood)
Descendants
- English: chawdron, chaldron, chaudron, chauldron (historical)
References
- “chaudǒ(u)n, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.