caliente

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Asturian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin calēntem, singular accusative of calēns, present participle of caleō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kaˈljente/, [kaˈljẽn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Hyphenation: ca‧lien‧te

Adjective[edit]

caliente (epicene, plural calientes)

  1. hot

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Latin calentem, singular accusative of calēns, present participle of caleō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kaˈljente/ [kaˈljẽn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: ca‧lien‧te

Adjective[edit]

caliente m or f (masculine and feminine plural calientes)

  1. hot, warm (emitting heat or warmth)
    Synonyms: cálido, (weather) caluroso
    Antonym: frío
  2. hot (close to finding or guessing something)
    Antonym: frío
  3. (slang) horny (sexually aroused)
    Synonyms: cachondo, excitado, calenturiento
Usage notes[edit]
  • The correct translation for "to feel hot" is tener calor, not "estar caliente".
  • Caliente never means spicy, pungent, orally stimulating; translations of these terms are picante (all), picoso (only for spicy).
  • For the sense of "sexually appealing", see candente.
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Descendants[edit]
  • → Papiamentu: kayente

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

caliente

  1. inflection of calentar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading[edit]

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