cauldron

caul·dron also cal·dron  (kôldrn)

n.

1. A large vessel, such as a kettle or vat, used for boiling.

2. A state or situation of great distress or unrest felt to resemble a boiling kettle or vat: a cauldron of conflicting corporate politics.

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[Middle English, alteration of cauderon, from Norman French, diminutive of caudiere, cooking pot, from Late Latin caldria, from feminine of Latin caldrius, suitable for warming, from calidus, warm; see kel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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cauldron, caldron [ˈkɔːldrən]

n

(Cookery) a large pot used for boiling, esp one with handles

[from earlier cauderon, from Anglo-French, from Latin caldārium hot bath, from calidus warm]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cauldron - a very large pot that is used for boiling caldron pot - metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid

Translations

cauldron [ˈkɔːldrən] N → caldera f, calderón m
a cauldron of unrest (fig) → una caldera or olla a presión

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cauldron [ˈkɔːldrən] n (= pot) (for soup) → chaudron m; [witch] → chaudron m

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cauldron

n → großer Kessel; (= witch’s cauldron) → (Hexen)kessel m

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cauldron [ˈkɔːldr/ən] n → calderone m

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cauldron [ˈkɔːldr/ən] n → calderone m

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cauldron

n cauldron [ˈkoːldrən]

a large deep pot (used especially by witches) for boiling things in. kookpot مِرْجَلٌ، قِدْرٌ котел kotel stor gryde; heksegryde großer Kessel καζάνι caldero katel دیگ بزرگ pata chaudron סִיר גָדוֹל कड़ाह, हण्डा veliki kotao üst kancah, kuali (norna)ketill calderone 大釜 가마솥 katilas (liels) katls periuk besar ketel stor gryte; heksegryte kocioł caldeirão cazan котёл kotol kotel kazan kittel หม้อต้มขนาดใหญ่ kazan 大鍋爐 котел کڑھاؤ ، کڑھائی ، دیگ vạc (để nấu) 大锅炉