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esquentar.

to warm, heat (up)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/is.kẽˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[is.kẽˈta(h)]Brazil/es.kẽˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[es.kẽˈta(h)]Brazil

  1. to warm, heat (up)

    transitive
    Esquentei o frango no micro-ondas.

  2. to become irritated or angry

    figuratively · reflexive

  3. to worry

    Brazil · figuratively · intransitive
    Vai dar tudo certo — não esquenta!
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Portuguese es- Portuguese quente Portuguese -ar Portuguese esquentar From es- + quente + -ar.

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