What does caldo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word caldo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use caldo in Spanish.

The word caldo in Spanish means soup, broth, wine, life is unfair, breeding ground, granulated tobacco, be lukewarm, rip to pieces, have a right go at. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word caldo

soup, broth

nombre masculino (sopa verdura, carne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me encanta tomar una taza de caldo en las noches de invierno.
I love to drink a cup of soup (or: broth) on winter nights.

wine

nombre masculino (vino)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Este caldo es el mejor Ribera del Duero que he probado.
This wine is the best Ribera del Duero that I've tasted.

life is unfair

expresión (doble castigo)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Odia el frío y se tuvo que ir a vivir a Alaska. Al que no le gusta el caldo, dos tazas.
She hates the cold and had to go live in Alaska; life is unfair.

breeding ground

locución nominal masculina (figurado (ingredientes ideales) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las organizaciones barriales son el caldo de cultivo para la revolución.
Neighborhood organizations are breeding grounds for revolution.

granulated tobacco

nombre masculino (ES (tabaco granulado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi abuelo fumaba caldo de gallina liado en papel de fumar.
My grandfather smoked granulated tobacco rolled in smoking paper.

be lukewarm

(estar desagradablemente tibio)

Esta cerveza está hecha un caldo: ponla en la nevera.

rip to pieces, have a right go at

locución verbal (coloquial (regañar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Los periodistas pusieron a caldo al actor por su impuntualidad.
The journalists ripped the actor to pieces for his tardiness.

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