calentón

Spanish

Etymology

From caliente ‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalenˈton/ [ka.lẽn̪ˈt̪õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ca‧len‧tón

Adjective

calentón (feminine calentona, masculine plural calentones, feminine plural calentonas)

1. (colloquial) horny

   Synonyms: jodontón, cachondo, arrecho

2. (colloquial) quick-tempered (easily or quickly angered or frustrated)

   Synonym: corajudo

Noun

calentón m (plural calentones)

1. (colloquial) blast of heat
2. (colloquial) horniness (the state, quality, or extent of being horny or sexually excited)

   Synonym: calentura

3. (Mexico, regional) heater (device that produces and radiates heat)

   Synonyms: calefactor, calentador

Further reading

• “calentón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10