quemar

Asturian

Alternative forms

• queimar

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *caimāre, a Greek-influenced modification of Latin cremāre.

Verb

quemar (first-person singular indicative present quemo, past participle quemáu)

1. to burn

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish quemar, from Vulgar Latin *caimāre, a Greek-influenced modification of Latin cremāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keˈmaɾ/

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: que‧mar

Verb

quemar (first-person singular present quemo, first-person singular preterite quemé, past participle quemado)

1. (transitive) to burn
2. (transitive) to scorch, to sear

   Synonym: chamuscar

3. (transitive) to tan
4. (intransitive) to be very hot
5. (transitive, colloquial) to freeze
6. (intransitive, colloquial) to be very cold
7. (transitive, computing) to burn (e.g. a CD)

Usage notes

• Preferred verb for “to tan” is broncearse (almost always reflexive).
• When used to indicate cold, the speaker must clarify so unless the context is known.

  Han quemado muchos árboles en la montaña.

  Too many trees have been burned down on the mountain.

  Había nevado tanto que el frío quemaba en la montaña.

  It had snowed so much that it was freezing by the mountain.

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References

Further reading

• “quemar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014