ardiente

/aɾˈdjente/ · B1 · adj

ardent

🔥 ardiente = ard- (Latin ardere, to burn) + -iente, like English ardent and arson

From Latin ardere, to burn, which also gave English ardent and ardour. Spanish ends it in -iente (like caliente, hot), so a burning-hot thing is ardiente, and so is a passionate person.

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