chaudron
English
Noun
chaudron (uncountable)
- Obsolete form of chawdron.
French
Etymology
From Middle French chaudron, chaulderon, from Old French chauderon, chaudron (cf. the northern variant caudron, whence English cauldron), from chaud(ière) + -eron (see -on), or a derivative of Late Latin caldaria or Latin caldarium. Compare Italian calderone, Portuguese caldeirão, Spanish calderón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃo.dʁɔ̃/
Audio (un chaudron) (file)
Noun
chaudron m (plural chaudrons)
- cauldron
- (Quebec) pot
Derived terms
- c'est la poêle qui se moque du chaudron
Related terms
- chaud
Further reading
- “chaudron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Alternative forms
- chauderon ('chauderon' and 'chaudron' are about equally common)
- chaulderon
- chauldron
Etymology
From Old French chauderon.
Noun
chaudron m (plural chaudrons)
- cauldron (large metal cooking pot)
Descendants
- French: chaudron