caudroun
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Northern French cauderon (Parisien chauderon), ultimately from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kau̯ˈdruːn/, /ˈkau̯drun/, (rare) /t͡ʃau̯-/
Noun
caudroun (plural caudrouns)
- A kettle (pot for boiling)
- Synonym: ketel
- (rare) A unit of measure for coal
References
- “caudrǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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