candente

Italian

Participle

candente (plural candenti)

1. present participle of candire

Latin

Participle

candente

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of candēns

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin candentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈdente/ [kãn̪ˈd̪ẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: can‧den‧te

Adjective

candente m or f (masculine and feminine plural candentes)

1. red-hot
2. burning
3. polemical, dangerous to talk about
4. hot, sexually attractive

Related terms

• caliente
• incandescente

 

Further reading

• “candente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10