An archaic or regional term for a large cooking pot or cauldron, particularly in French or medieval contexts.
From Old French 'chaudron' (pot), derived from Latin 'caldārium' (hot vessel), related to 'caldum' (hot). The word traveled through Old French into English, where it became an archaic term for cooking vessels.
This word is basically the ancestor of our modern 'cauldron,' and it shows how French cooking terminology influenced English kitchen vocabulary for centuries. Medieval feast preparations would have involved enormous chaudrons simmering over fires.
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