caldeirada

Galician

Caldeirada

Etymology

From caldeiro (“cauldron, pot”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaldejˈɾaða̝/

Noun

caldeirada f (plural caldeiradas)

1. (cooking) Galician seafood stew, traditionally prepared by the fishermen on their boats, composed of fish boiled with potatoes and seasoned with a rustrido ("sofrito")
2. (cooking, derogatory) an excessive amount of food
3. (cooking, derogatory) a badly cooked stew

   Synonyms: bazofia, brodio, galdrumada

See also

• caldeirada on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

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• “caldeirada” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.