kaldereta

English

Alternative forms

• caldereta

Etymology

From Tagalog kaldereta, from Spanish caldereta, from caldero +‎ -eta.

Noun

kaldereta (uncountable)

1. A goat stew from the Philippines, commonly made with vegetables and liver paste.
   • 2016 June 30, Ligaya Mishan, “Phil-Am Kusina, a Ray of Philippine Sun on Staten Island”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Never mind: For $10 there is the revelation of kaldereta, a dark tomato stew originally taken from the Spanish and improved with liver pâté, the faint mineral tang like kissing a coin before it’s tossed.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• caldereta — Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caldereta (“small boiler; stew”), from caldero +‎ -eta. The food got its name because the stew was supposed to be cooked in a kettle or in a small cauldron. However, this is not usually done nowadays.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaldeˈɾeta/ [kɐl.d̪ɛˈɾɛː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: kal‧de‧re‧ta

Noun

kaldereta (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜒᜆ)

1. small cauldron
2. kaldereta (goat stew from the Philippines, commonly made with vegetables and liver paste)

Derived terms

• bakareta

Related terms

• kaldera
• kaldero
• kalderon
• kaldo

See also

• apritada
• menudo
• metsado

References

• “kaldereta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018