escalfar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to heat; to warm up
2. (figuratively, transitive) to beat up
3. (pronominal) to heat up; to overheat
4. (figuratively, pronominal) to become sexually aroused
5. (colloquial, pronominal) to get drunk

Concepts

heat

heat up

warm

☀️

warm up

hot up

stoke

loosen up

limber up

overheat

poach

screw up

Synonyms

calfar

caldejar

rescalfar-se

temperar-se

temperar

escalfar-se

caldejar-se

rescalfar

acalorar-se

escaldar

calentar

encendre

Translations

calentar

aquecer

chauffer

riscaldare

scaldare

esquentar

☀️

réchauffer

θερμαίνω

scaldarsi

intiepidire

chaud

☀️

ζεσταίνω

حمّى

intepidire

سخن

Pronounced as (IPA)

[əs.kəlˈfa]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: excalefacio

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *excalfāre, from Latin excal(e)facere.