caente
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin calēntem, present participle of caleō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ˈẽ.te/
Adjective
caente
- 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.
- E pos a mão nas toucas ⁊ ſentiu. ⁊ uiu mui bẽ / que era ſangue caente