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quente

quente

Galician

Adjective

quente m, f (plural quentes)

  1. hot, warm
  2. (vulgar) aroused sexually

Antonyms

See also

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese caente ‎(“hot; warm”), from Latin calēns, calēntis, present participle of caleō.

Cognate with Galician quente, Asturian, Leonese and Mirandese caliente, Spanish caliente, Aragonese calién and Catalan calent.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkẽ.tɨ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkẽ.tʃi/
  • Hyphenation: quen‧te

Adjective

quente m, f ‎(plural quentes, comparable)

  1. hot, warm

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:quente.

Related terms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese caente ‎(“hot; warm”), from Latin calēns, calēnte, present participle of caleō.

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