Polyglot Dictionary

caldeira

/kawˈdejɾɐ/

a noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as caldeiras

Meaning

  1. boiler

    • A caldeira estourou.

      The boiler burst.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

chaleira

Worth distinguishing: chaleira is a kettle; caldeira is a boiler, bigger and often industrial.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

caldera

caldera is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "boiler."

French

chaudière

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

Practice

1 What does caldeira mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ estourou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches caldeira?

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