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Spanish word
recalentamiento
Pronunciation
IPA/rekalentaˈmjento/
Meaning
- masculine nounreheating
Example
El recalentamiento de la sopa en el microondas fue rápido.
The reheating of the soup in the microwave was fast.
More examples
El recalentamiento de las sobras se hace mejor en una sartén.
Reheating leftovers is best done in a frying pan.
Core concept
The action or result of applying heat again.
Common phrases
recalentamiento de alimentos
reheating of food
recalentamiento en el horno
reheating in the oven
Similar words
calentamiento: Increasing temperature by adding heat to something, such as a room, liquid, or metal.
Definition in Spanish
Efecto o proceso de someter algo a calor otra vez, sin implicar necesariamente que sea excesivo.
Word origin
Derived from re- 'again' and calentar 'to heat' with -miento marking the action or result, and calentar stems from Latin calēre 'to be warm'.
Usage tips
- For harmful high temperatures in machines use sobrecalentamiento rather than recalentamiento, and for reheated food recalentado is the more idiomatic term.
Other meanings
- overheatingnoun
Opposites
- enfriamientocoolingnoun
- refrigeraciónrefrigerationnoun
Related words
- recalentarreheatverb
- recalentadoreheatedadjective
- recalentadorreheaternoun