cauldron

Meaning

1. A large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame.
2. A strategic encirclement.
3. (figuratively) An unsettled difficult situation or place.

Synonyms

kettle

pot

caldron

boiler

casserole

cooking pot

spade

steamer

teakettle

tea kettle

vent

wok

marmite

saucepot

volcanic vent

water kettel

crater

hot pot

pan

saucepan

skillet

Translations

chaudron

Kessel

caldero

ketel

caldera

calderone

waterketel

kookketel

caldera

caldeirão

keteldal

kazan

calderotto

caldaia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɔːl.dɹən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: caudroun

In summary

From Middle English caudroun, borrowed from Old Northern French caudron, ultimately from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”), from Latin caldus (“hot”). Spelling later Latinized by having an l inserted. See chowder, caldera.
The military sense is a semantic loan from German Kessel; compare English kettling.

Sentences

The word " kettle " originates from Old Norse "ketill" " cauldron ".