requentar

Alternative forms

• arrequentar, recaentar

Etymology

From re- +‎ quentar. Compare Portuguese requentar, Spanish recalentar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rekɛnˈtaɾ]

Verb

requentar (first-person singular present requento, first-person singular preterite requentei, past participle requentado)

1. (transitive) to reheat

   Synonym: requecer

2. (intransitive) to improve

   Synonym: requecer

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “requentar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “requentar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “requentar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “requentar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology

From re- +‎ (a)quentar.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: re‧quen‧tar

Verb

requentar (first-person singular present requento, first-person singular preterite requentei, past participle requentado)

1. to reheat (heat something again after it has cooled off)

   Synonym: reaquecer