quentar

Significado (Inglés)

1. (reflexive, transitive) to heat
2. (figuratively, transitive) to beat up
3. (figuratively, reflexive, transitive) to anger; to get angry

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

[kɛnˈtaɾ]

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Relativo a portugués: aquentar

Relativo a español: calentar

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese caentar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from quente + -ar, or less likely from a Vulgar Latin *calentāre. Compare Portuguese aquentar, Spanish calentar.