caudron

See also: caûdron

English

Noun

caudron (plural caudrons)

1. Obsolete form of cauldron.

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Anagrams

• candour

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Old French

Etymology

Variant of chaudron, chauderon, from chaud(iere) with the suffix -eron, or from a derivative of Latin caldarium.

Noun

caudron oblique singular, m (oblique plural caudrons, nominative singular caudrons, nominative plural caudron) (Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French)

1. (Old Northern French) cooking pot

Related terms

• chaut
• chaudiere

Descendants

• → Middle English: caudron
  • English: cauldron, caldron
• Middle French: chaudron
  • French: chaudron
• Norman: caûdron
• Walloon: tchôdron