Smart Definition
Etymology
Pronunciation
calderón
cauldron
cauldron
large pot for cooking
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-ón
augmentative suffix
A calderón is a cauldron, which can be thought of as a large1 (-ón1) version of a cauldron0 (large pot for cooking0).
noun
  1. cauldron
    A large cauldron or kettle
    El chef preparó la sopa en un gran calderón. // The chef prepared the soup in a large cauldron.
  2. fermata
    A fermata or pause sign in music notation
    El director indicó un calderón al final de la frase musical. // The conductor indicated a fermata at the end of the musical phrase.