cauldron

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a very large pot that is used for boiling

Etymology

From Middle English caudroun, borrowed from Old Northern French caudron, ultimately from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”), from Latin caldus (“hot”). Spelling later Latinized by having an l inserted. See chowder, caldera. The military sense is a semantic loan from German Kessel; compare English kettling.

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Synonyms

caldron

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