Polyglot Dictionary

caldera

/kalˈdeɾa/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las calderas

Meaning

  1. boiler

    • La caldera está rota.

      The boiler is broken.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

hervidor

Worth distinguishing: hervidor is a kettle; caldera is a boiler, bigger and often industrial.

Similar in other languages

French

chaudière

chaudière is the French word for the same thing — both mean "boiler."

Portuguese

caldeira

caldeira is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "boiler."

Practice

1 What does caldera mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ está rota.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches caldera?

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