caliente

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Asturian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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caliente (epicene, plural calientes)

  1. hot
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Spanish

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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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
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  • 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.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Papiamentu: kayente

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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caliente

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

Further reading

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