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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "lehn" (as in "let") + "TOHN" (as in "toll")/

Meaning

Someone who gets easily turned on or who constantly makes everything sexual. Used across Latin America and Spain, calentón describes a person whose mind jumps to the gutter at the slightest thing, or who acts inappropriately flirty in situations that definitely do not call for it. Usually said with light teasing rather than serious offense.

Examples

He is such a calentón, the slightest thing and he is already hitting on everyone around him.

Calm down, calentón, this is a work meeting.

Regional synonyms

A close friend, buddy, or trusted companion, adapted from the English word "brother." Widely used across the Caribbean and Central America as a warm, informal term of address between men, often replacing someone's name in everyday conversation.