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Word of the Day: Caliente

By Gerald Erichsen, About.com

La palabra del día:

caliente

Pronunciación aproximada:

cahl-YEN-teh (Note that the L of Spanish is pronounced like the first "l" in "little," not the second one.) Listen

Significado:

hot, warm, heated

Ejemplo:

La región Amazónica normalmente tiene un clima caliente, húmedo y lluvioso.

Traducción:

The Amazon region normally has a hot climate, humid and rainy.

Aviso:

Similar to the English word "hot," this word can be used in a way that has sexual connotations. The word picante, not caliente, typically is used to describe food that is hot in terms of being spicy.

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