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Webster 1913 Edition


Chaudron

Chau′dron

,
Noun.
See
Chawdron
.
[Obs.]

Definition 2024


chaudron

chaudron

English

Noun

chaudron (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of chawdron (entrails)

French

Etymology

First attested in Old French Old French chauderon, from chaud(ière) + -eron. Compare Italian calderone.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃo.dʁɔ̃/

Noun

chaudron m (plural chaudrons)

  1. cauldron
  2. (Quebec) pot

Middle French

Alternative forms

  • chauderon ('chauderon' and 'chaudron' are about equally as common)
  • chaulderon
  • chauldron

Etymology

Old French chauderon.

Noun

chaudron m (plural chaudrons)

  1. cauldron (large metal cooking pot)

Descendant