calda

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈkal.də]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈkal.da]

Adjective

calda f sg

1. feminine singular of cald

Noun

calda f (plural caldes)

1. hot weather, heat

   Synonym: brusentor

2. red heat (state of being red-hot)
3. (Valencia) oven temperature for baking
4. (Balearic, Valencia, colloquial) beating

   Synonyms: palissa, tupada

Further reading

• “calda”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “calda” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “calda” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Etymology

From caldo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalda̝/

Noun

calda f (plural caldas)

1. (forge) action of heating an iron
2. (dated) broth, soup
3. broth for feeding the animals

   Synonym: lavadura

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “calda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “calda”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “calda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “calda”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “calda”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkal.da/
• Rhymes: -alda
• Hyphenation: càl‧da

Adjective

calda

1. feminine singular of caldo

Pronunciation

• calda: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.da/, [ˈkäɫ̪d̪ä]
• calda: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.da/, [ˈkäl̪d̪ä]
• caldā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.daː/, [ˈkäɫ̪d̪äː]
• caldā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.da/, [ˈkäl̪d̪ä]

Adjective

calda

1. inflection of caldus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

caldā

1. ablative feminine singular of caldus

References

• “calda”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• calda in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “calda”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “calda”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Etymology

From caldo, from Latin calidus, caldus.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -aldɐ, (Brazil) -awdɐ
• Homophone: cauda (Brazil)
• Hyphenation: cal‧da

Noun

calda f (plural caldas)

1. (especially homemade) syrup
2. (in the plural) hot springs

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalda/ [ˈkal̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -alda
• Syllabification: cal‧da

Noun

calda f (plural caldas)

1. stoking, heating
2. (in the plural) bath, hot spring

   Synonyms: termas, aguas termales

Further reading

• “calda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10