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noun, masculine

calderón

/kaldeˈɾon/

noun, masculine/kaldeˈɾon/plural: calderones

pilot whale; fermata; pilcrow, (the symbol ¶); large cauldron

From caldera (“cauldron”) + -ón, or from a derivative of Late Latin caldaria or Latin caldarium. Compare Portuguese caldeirão, Italian calderone and French chaudron. Doublet of chodrón.