aquecer
- to heat
- warm up as a preparation for a physical activity
- warm up (to make an audience enthusiastic)
Opposite of
esfriar, gelar, arrefecer
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.keˈse(ʁ)/
Etymology
In summary
From a- + Latin calēscere (“to heat up”), frequentative of caleō (“to be warm”). Compare Galician quecer.
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