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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin calidus (“warm, hot”). Compare the inherited doublet caldo.
Adjective
cálido (feminine cálida, masculine plural cálidos, feminine plural cálidas)
- warm
- Synonyms: morno, quente
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Latin callidus (“wise, clever, cunning”).
Adjective
cálido (feminine cálida, masculine plural cálidos, feminine plural cálidas)
- (figurative) sagacious, astute, perspicacious
- Synonyms: sagaz, perspicaz, astuto
- (figurative) passionate, ardent
- Synonyms: apaixonado, ardente, veemente
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin calidus (“warm, hot”). Compare the doublet caldo. Cognate with English calid.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkalido/
- Rhymes: -alido
- Syllabification: cá‧li‧do
Adjective
cálido (feminine cálida, masculine plural cálidos, feminine plural cálidas)
- warm
- Synonym: caliente
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