caldeira
Portuguese, noun/kawˈde(j).ɾɐ/
caldeira is spelled C-A-L-D-E-I-R-A (8 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 11,809th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caldeira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “boiler (device for heating circulating water)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “recipiente metálico com aro por asa que serve para cozinhar, para aquecer água”.
What does caldeira mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineboiler (device for heating circulating water)
- 2
femininecaldera (large crater)
- 3
femininesmall inlet or bay
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem os cornos baixos
noun: 1. recipiente metálico com aro por asa que serve para cozinhar, para aquecer água 2. aquecedor de água para a calefação de um local, ou distribuição de água quente 3. lugar onde se gera o vapor nas máquinas a vapor 4. caixa no fundo de um poço, tanque ou reservatório de água
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of caldeira
- caldeiras plural
- caldeirinha diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caldeira?
- Brazil /kawˈde(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [kaʊ̯ˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /kalˈdɐj.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to caldeira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is caldeira in Portuguese?
caldeira appears 5.2 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).