caliente

== Asturian == === Etymology === From Latin calēntem, singular accusative of calēns, present participle of caleō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈljente/ [kaˈljẽn̪.t̪e] Rhymes: -ente Syllabification: ca‧lien‧te === Adjective === caliente (epicene, plural calientes) hot Antonym: fríu === Noun === caliente m (plural calientes) heat, rut (a condition in which a mammal is aroused sexually) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “caliente (adjective)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN “caliente (noun)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “caliente (adjective)”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “caliente (noun)”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish caliente (“hot”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈljente/, [kaˈljẽn̪.t̪e] Hyphenation: ca‧li‧en‧te === Adjective === caliente hot == Mirandese == === Etymology === From Latin calēns, calēntem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈljẽte/ [kɐˈljẽ.t̪ɨ] (Central) IPA(key): /kaˈlĩte/ [kɐˈlĩ.t̪ɨ] (Sendinese) Rhymes: -ẽte (Central) Rhymes: -ĩte (Sendinese) Syllabification: ca‧lien‧te === Adjective === caliente m or f (masculine and feminine plural calientes) hot ==== Related terms ==== === References === Ferreira, Amadeu; Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona (2003–2022), “caliente”, in Dicionário de Mirandês-Português [Mirandese-Portuguese Dictionary]. == Spanish == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin calentem, singular accusative of calēns, present participle of caleō. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kaˈljente/ [kaˈljẽn̪.t̪e] Rhymes: -ente Syllabification: ca‧lien‧te ==== Adjective ==== caliente m or f (masculine and feminine plural calientes) hot, warm (emitting heat or warmth) Synonyms: cálido, (weather) caluroso Antonym: frío hot (close to finding or guessing something) Antonym: frío (slang) horny (sexually aroused) Synonyms: cachondo, excitado, calenturiento ===== Usage notes ===== 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 ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Papiamentu: kayente === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== caliente inflection of calentar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative ==== Further reading ==== “caliente”, 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