caente

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin calēntem, present participle of caleō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.ˈẽ.te/

Adjective

caente

hot, warm
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 104 (facsimile):
  
  E pos a mão nas toucas ⁊ ſentiu. ⁊ uiu mui bẽ / que era ſangue caente
  And (she) put her hand on her headdress and felt and saw clearly / that (it) was warm blood.

Descendants

Fala: quenti
Galician: quente
Portuguese: quente

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