calentar

== Spanish == === Etymology === From caliente +‎ -ar, or less likely from a Vulgar Latin *calentāre. Compare Portuguese aquentar, Galician quentar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kalenˈtaɾ/ [ka.lẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: ca‧len‧tar === Verb === calentar (first-person singular present caliento, first-person singular preterite calenté, past participle calentado) (transitive) to heat, to warm up (cause an increase in temperature) Antonym: enfriar (transitive) to turn on (arouse sexually) (transitive, intransitive, exercise) to warm up (prepare for a physical activity) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “calentar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025