French

Noun

caldeira f ‎(plural caldeiras)

1. caldera

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin caldāria ‎(“warm bath”), from Latin caldus, from calidus ‎(“warm”).

Noun

caldeira f (plural caldeiras)

1. boiler (device for heating circulating water)
2. (volcanology) caldera (large crater)
3. (nautical) small inlet or bay

Synonyms

• (crater): cratera
• (inlet): enseada

Derived terms

• caldeirão
• caldeira vulcânica

Related terms

• caldo