escalfar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *excalfāre, from Latin excal(e)facere.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.kəlˈfa]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [es.kalˈfaɾ]
Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
=== Verb ===
escalfar (first-person singular present escalfo, first-person singular preterite escalfí, past participle escalfat)
(transitive) to heat; to warm up
(transitive, figurative) to beat up
Synonym: apallissar
(pronominal) to heat up; to overheat
(pronominal, figurative) to become sexually aroused
(pronominal, colloquial) to get drunk
Synonym: embriagar-se
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=== Further reading ===
“escalfar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“escalfar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
== Occitan ==
=== Alternative forms ===
escaufar
=== Etymology ===
From Old Occitan escalfar from Vulgar Latin *excalfāre, from Latin excal(e)facere.
=== Verb ===
escalfar
to heat; to warm up
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== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Vulgar Latin *excalfāre, from Latin excal(e)facere.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Verb ===
escalfar (first-person singular present escalfo, first-person singular preterite escalfei, past participle escalfado)
to poach (cook in simmering water)
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=== Further reading ===
“escalfar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“escalfar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
“escalfar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“escalfar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
“escalfar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Vulgar Latin *excalfāre, from Latin excal(e)facere. By surface analysis, es- + calfar.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /eskalˈfaɾ/ [es.kalˈfaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: es‧cal‧far
=== Verb ===
escalfar (first-person singular present escalfo, first-person singular preterite escalfé, past participle escalfado)
to poach (as an egg)
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=== Further reading ===
“escalfar”, 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