calentito

Spanish

Etymology

From caliente +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalenˈtito/ [ka.lẽn̪ˈt̪i.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: ca‧len‧ti‧to

Adjective

calentito (feminine calentita, masculine plural calentitos, feminine plural calentitas)

1. diminutive of caliente

Alternative forms

• calientito

Noun

calentito m (plural calentitos)

1. (Andalusia, Seville, Jaén) churro (fried pastry)

Further reading

• “calentito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28