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"Las pailas" is a form of "paila", a noun which is often translated as "frying pan". "Los calderos" is a form of "caldero", a noun which is often translated as "cauldron". Learn more about the difference between "las pailas" and "los calderos" below.
la paila(
pay
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lah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (skillet) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. frying pan
Vierta una cucharada de aceite en la paila y eche el filete cuando esté caliente.Pour a spoonful of oil in the frying pan and add the steak when it's hot.
2. (deep pan) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. large dish
Mi abuela siempre llena las pailas hasta el borde cuando voy a comer a su casa.My grandmother always fills large dishes to the brim when I go to her house for lunch.
el caldero(
kahl
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deh
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roh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (container)
a. cauldron
La bruja está preparando algo en el caldero.The witch is brewing something in the cauldron.
b. copper (old-fashioned) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
El cocinero metió el cucharón en el caldero y probó la sopa.The cook dipped the ladle into the copper and tasted the soup.
2. (capacity)
a. potful
Prepararon unos calderos de sopa para alimentar a los refugiados en el campamento.They prepared potfuls of soup to feed the refugees in the camp.
