chaudière

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French chaudiere, from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”), derived from Latin caldus (“hot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃo.djɛʁ/
• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /ʃo.d͡zjaɛ̯ʁ/

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Noun

chaudière f (plural chaudières)

1. boiler
2. cauldron (large pot)
3. (Quebec) bucket

Derived terms

• faire chaudière ensemble

Related terms

• chaud
• chaudron

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: chodyè

Further reading

• “chaudière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.