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caldera

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Noun — A big hollow left behind when the top of a volcano collapses in on itself.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caldera ("cauldron"), which came from Late Latin caldāria ("warm bath"), itself from Latin caldārium. It is a doublet of chowder.

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