quemar
- (transitive) to burn
- (transitive) to scorch, to sear
- (transitive) to tan
- (intransitive) to be very hot
- (colloquial, transitive) to freeze
- (colloquial, intransitive) to be very cold
- (transitive) to burn (e.g. a CD)
- (Rioplatense, colloquial, transitive) to wear out, overuse (a phrase, song, joke ect)
- (Rioplatense, colloquial, transitive) to call out, expose
Frequency
Hyphenated as
que‧mar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/keˈmaɾ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Spanish quemar, from Vulgar Latin *caimāre, a Greek-influenced modification of Latin cremāre.
Related words
reducir a cenizas
abrasar el fuego
calentar demasiado
encender fuego
hacer calor
hacer quemar
mordicar
resquemar
ser picante
volverlo candente
hacer fogata
poner fuego
chamuscar el pelo
soazar
echar llamas
quemar en el fuego
quemar el sol
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