quente

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese caente (hot; warm), from Latin calēns, calēntem, present participle of caleō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɛnt̪ɪ]

Adjective

quente m or f (plural quentes)

  1. hot, warm
  2. (vulgar) aroused sexually

Antonyms

See also


Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese caente (hot; warm), from Latin calēns, calēntem, present participle of caleō.

Cognate with Galician quente, Asturian, Leonese and Mirandese caliente, Spanish caliente, Aragonese calién and Catalan calent.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkẽ.tɨ/
    • (file)
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkẽ.tʃi/
    • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkẽ.tɪ/
    • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkẽ.te/
  • Hyphenation: quen‧te

Adjective

quente m or f (plural quentes, comparable)

  1. hot, warm

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:quente.

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