caudel

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cawdel, cawdell, cawdelle

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Northern French caudel (Parisien chaudel), from Medieval Latin caldellum, diminutive of Latin caldus (“warm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kau̯ˈdɛːl/, /ˈkau̯dɛl/

Noun

caudel (uncountable)

1. caudle (hot drink given to the sick)
2. A cooked (meat) loaf or cake.
3. (rare) A disorder or mess.

Descendants

• English: caudle; coddle
• Middle Scots: caudil

References

• “caudē̆l, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kawˈdɛw/ [kaʊ̯ˈdɛʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kawˈdɛl/ [kawˈðɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kawˈdɛl/ [kawˈðɛɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kawˈdɛ.li/ [kawˈðɛ.li]

• Hyphenation: cau‧del

Noun

caudel m (plural caudéis)

1. Alternative form of coudel

Derived terms

• caudelaria