kaldereta

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noun

A goat stew from the Philippines, commonly made with vegetables and liver paste.

OriginTagalog kaldereta ← Spanish caldereta →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounkaldereta (uncountable)

alternative caldereta

  1. uncountableA goat stew from the Philippines, commonly made with vegetables and liver paste.

    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.

    2016 June 30, Ligaya Mishan, “Phil-Am Kusina, a Ray of Philippine Sun on Staten Island”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Spanishcaldereta
  2. Tagalogkaldereta
  3. Englishkaldereta

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

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APA

kaldereta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaldereta

MLA

“kaldereta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaldereta. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kaldereta,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaldereta.

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