cauldron
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cauldron
- /ˈkɔːl.dɹən/
- /ˈkəʊl.dɹən/ dated
Where it comes from
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.
noun cauldrons · caldron · caudron · cawdron · caadron
- A large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame. Double, double, toile and trouble; / Fire burne, and Cauldron bubble.
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A type of encirclement.
Near-synonym: kettle
Similar: kettle
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An unsettled or difficult situation or place.
Near-synonyms: kettle, pickle; see also Thesaurus:difficult situation
Similar: kettle, pickle, ass in a sling, bind, bucket of syrup, calvary, cauldron, cross, cross to bear, difficulty, dilemma, dire straits
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: caldron, kettle, pot, jar, vat, bucket, batch, basin, tripod, foyer, home, pan, stew, witches' cauldron, cauldron bottom, cauldron arse
Translations
Every language
noun large bowl-shaped pot
| Español | cacerola, caldera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가마솥 gamasot |
| 日本語 | 大釜 ōgama |
| 中文 | 釜 fǔ, 大鍋 /大锅 dàguō, 大釜 dàfǔ |
| हिन्दी | देग deg, हंडा haṇḍā, टाँका ṭā̃kā, देग़ deġ |
| Português | caldeirão |
| Français | chaudron |
| Deutsch | Kessel |
| Italiano | calderone, pentolone, caldaia, paiolo |
| Ελληνικά | χύτρα chýtra, καζάνι kazáni |
| Română | ceaun |
| Русский | котёл kotjól, каза́н kazán |
| Tiếng Việt | nồi, vạc |
| العربية | قِدْر qidr |
| עברית | קְדֵרָה kderá |
Talk about this word "cauldron." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cauldron. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cauldron. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cauldron "cauldron." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cauldron.Cite this
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title = {cauldron},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cauldron},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
