calent
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /kəˈlent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kəˈlen/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kaˈlent/
Etymology 1
From Old Occitan (compare Occitan calent), from Latin calēns, calēntem, present participle of caleō (compare Spanish caliente, Portuguese quente).
Adjective
calent (feminine calenta, masculine plural calents, feminine plural calentes)
- hot, warm
- Synonym: càlid
- Antonym: fred
- (slang) horny (sexually excited)
Derived terms
- calentejar
Related terms
- caldre / caler
- calfar
- escalfar
- cald (archaic, dialectal)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
calent
- present participle of caldre
Further reading
- “calent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Verb
calent
- third-person plural present indicative of caler
- third-person plural present subjunctive of caler
Anagrams
- celant
- lacent
Latin
Verb
calent
- third-person plural present active indicative of caleō