caldeirada

Galician

Etymology

From caldeiro (cauldron, pot) +‎ -ada. Attested since the 18th century.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaldejˈɾaða̝/

Noun

caldeirada f (plural caldeiradas)

  1. (cooking) Galician seafood stew, traditionally prepared by the fishermen on their boats, composed of fish boiled with potatoes and seasoned with a rustrido ("sofrito")
  2. (cooking, derogatory) an excessive amount of food
  3. (cooking, derogatory) a badly cooked stew
    Synonyms: bazofia, brodio, galdrumada

See also

References

  1. ^ José Luis Pensado (1985), El gallego, Galicia y los gallegos a través de los tiempos (in Spanish), →ISBN, pages 185-187