poner a caldo
Spanish, verb/poˌneɾ a ˈkaldo/
poner a caldo is a Spanish verb meaning “to tell off, scold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does poner a caldo mean in English?
verb
- 1
to tell off, scold
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. Reprender a alguien muy duramente su actitud o comportamiento.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of poner a caldo
- pongo a caldo first-person present singular
- puse a caldo first-person preterite singular
- puesto a caldo participle past
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce poner a caldo?
- /poˌneɾ a ˈkaldo/
- [poˌneɾ a ˈkal̪.d̪o]
- [poˈneɾ a ˈkal̪d̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.