calent

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kəˈlen]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kəˈlent]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaˈlent]

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin calentem.

Adjective

calent (feminine calenta, masculine plural calents, feminine plural calentes)

1. hot, warm

   Synonym: càlid

   Antonym: fred

2. (slang) horny (sexually excited)

Derived terms

• bossa d'aigua calenta
• calentejar

Related terms

• caldre / caler
• calfar
• escalfar
• cald (archaic, dialectal)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

calent

1. gerund of caldre

Further reading

• “calent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “calent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Verb

calent

1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of caler

Anagrams

• celant
• lacent

Latin

Verb

calent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of caleō