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How do you say "hot" in Spanish?
caliente
In Spanish, "hot" is caliente.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced kah-lee-EN-tay. The accent falls on the second syllable.
Grammar notes
Caliente agrees with the noun it modifies in gender and number. Water (agua) is feminine, so you say agua caliente. The feminine form is caliente, masculine is caliente (it doesn't change for gender, but does for number).
Example sentence
El café esta muy caliente.
The coffee is very hot.
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How to remember caliente
Caliente shares the root cali- with calorie, energy from heat, so think of something burning hot.
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Questions about caliente
How do you say "hot" in Spanish?
In Spanish, "hot" is caliente. It is a noun.
How is caliente written in Spanish?
caliente is written using the standard Spanish script.
How is caliente used in a sentence?
Use caliente as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: El café esta muy caliente. (The coffee is very hot.).
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