caldera

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caldera^¹

/kælˈdɛə.ɹə/ UK
/ˈkɔːl.də.ɹə/ UK
/kælˈdɛɹ.ə/ US

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Borrowed from Spanish caldera (“cauldron”), from Late Latin caldāria (“warm bath”), from Latin caldārium. Doublet of chowder.

noun calderas

A large crater formed by collapse of the cone or edifice of a volcano. The lakes of both Rotorua and Taupo occupy calderas left from enormous prehistoric eruptions, and magma lies at shallow depths beneath a number of centres.

Caldera^²

proper noun

A city, port, and commune in Copiapó province, Atacama region, northern Chile.
A corregimiento in Boquete district, Chiriquí province, Panama.

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noun geology: a large crater formed by a volcanic explosion

Español	caldera
日本語	カルデラ karudera
中文	破火山口 pòhuǒshānkǒu
Português	caldeira
Français	caldera
Deutsch	Caldera
Italiano	caldera
Ελληνικά	καλντέρα kalntéra
Русский	кальде́ра kalʹdéra
العربية	حُفْرَة بُرْكَانِيَّة, فُوَّهَة fuwwaha

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@misc{caldera_2026,
  title = {caldera},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caldera},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}