chaudoun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• chaudewyne, chawdern, chawdon, chawdron, chawduen, chawdwyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French chaudun, from Old French chaudun, from Medieval Latin caldūmen, from caldus (“warm”) +‎ -men (nominal suffix). Compare Middle Low German kaldūne.

In Middle English, the suffix has been remodelled after -oun. Some forms have undergone further remodelling; either /r/ has been inserted after caudroun or the suffix has been reinterpreted as wyn (“wine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃau̯ˈduːn/, /ˈt͡ʃau̯dun/, /ˈt͡ʃau̯dˌwiːn/

Noun

chaudoun (uncountable)

1. (Late Middle English) A sauce made of sliced intestines (accompanying fowl and seafood)

Descendants

• English: chawdron, chaldron, chaudron, chauldron (historical)

References

• “chaudǒ(u)n, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.