caente

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin calēntem, present participle of caleō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ˈẽ.te/

Adjective

caente

1. hot, warm
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, 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