caliente

See also: Caliente

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin calēntem, singular accusative of calēns, present participle of caleō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈljente/, [kaˈljẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Hyphenation: ca‧lien‧te

Adjective

caliente (epicene, plural calientes)

1. hot

Related terms

• caldu

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)

1. hot, warm (emitting heat or warmth)

   Synonyms: cálido, (weather) caluroso

   Antonym: frío

2. hot (close to finding or guessing something)

   Antonym: frío

3. (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

• agua caliente sanitaria
• Aguascalientes
• calentísimo
• calentón
• calientísimo
• de sangre caliente
• en caliente
• patata caliente
• perrito caliente
• perro caliente
• trucha de tierra caliente
• vino caliente

 

Related terms

• caldo
• calefacción
• calentar
• calor
• caluroso
• escalfar

 

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: kayente

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

caliente

1. inflection of calentar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “caliente”, 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