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English

Etymology

From Middle English hot, hat, from Old English hāt, from Proto-Germanic *haitaz (“hot”), from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- (“hot; to heat”). Cognate with Scots hate, hait (“hot”), North Frisian hiet (“hot”), Saterland Frisian heet (“hot”), West Frisian hjit (“hot”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hŏt, IPA(key): /hɒt/
  • (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /hɔt/
  • (General American) enPR: hät, IPA(key): /hɑt/
  • Rhymes: -ɒt
  • Homophone: haught (cot–caught merger)

Adjective

hot (comparative hotter, superlative hottest)

  1. Relating to heat and conditions which produce it.
    1. (of an object) Having or giving off a high temperature.
      Synonyms: heated; see also Thesaurus:hot
      Antonyms: cold, chilled; see also Thesaurus:cold
    2. (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
    3. Feverish; feeling a high fever.
  2. Active, in use or ready for use (like a bullet or a firing range), turned on (like a microphone or camera).
    1. (US, not comparable) Electrically charged.
      Synonym: live
      Antonyms: neutral, dead
    2. (informal) Radioactive. [from the 20th c.]
  3. (figurative) Relating to excited emotions.
    1. (of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.
    3. (colloquial, of a person) Very physically and/or sexually attractive.
      Alternative forms: hawt, hott
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:attractive, Thesaurus:beautiful
    4. (colloquial) Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sexy
    5. (slang) Sexually aroused; randy.
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:randy
    6. (slang) Extremely attracted to. [with for]
  4. Relating to popularity, quality, or the state of being interesting.
    1. (informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting. [from the 19th c.]
    2. Popular; in demand.
    3. Of great current interest; provoking current debate or controversy.
    4. Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
      • 1938, Harold M. Sherman, "Shooting Stars," Boys' Life (March 1938), Published by Boy Scouts of America, p.5:
        "Keep going! You're hot tonight!" urged Wally.
    5. Fresh; just released.
  5. Relating to danger or risk.
    1. Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
    2. (slang) Characterized by police presence or activity.
    4. (slang) Stolen. [from the 20th c.]
    5. (slang, of a draft or check) Not covered by funds on account.
      Synonyms: rubber, bad
  6. Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
  7. (of food) Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.
    Antonyms: bland, mild
  8. (acoustics) Loud, producing a strong electric signal for the amplifier or other sound equipment.
  9. (slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something
  10. (slang, of a vehicle or aircraft) Extremely fast or with great speed.

Derived terms

Translations

Adverb

hot (comparative hotter, superlative hottest)

  1. Hotly; at a high temperature.
  2. Rapidly, quickly.
  3. While shooting, while firing one's weapon(s).

Verb

hot (third-person singular simple present hots, present participle hotting, simple past and past participle hotted)

  1. To heat; to make or become hot.
    Synonym: heat up
  2. To become lively or exciting.

Noun

hot (plural hots)

  1. A hot meal, usually in the phrase three hots or derivations such as three hots and a cot.

Related terms

  • the hots

References

Anagrams

  • Tho., toh, Toh, OTH, o'th', thô, oth, -oth, tho, tho'

Czech

Alternative forms

  • hat, hatou

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably onomatopoeic. Compare Polish hetta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦot]

Interjection

hot

  1. Used to direct horses to the right
    Coordinate term: čehý

Further reading

  • “hot”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “hot”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “hot”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦɔt/
  • Hyphenation: hot
  • Rhymes: -ɔt

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Adjective

hot (comparative hoter, superlative hotst)

  1. (nautical) right, on the right side
    Synonym: rechts
Derived terms
  • van hot naar her
See also
  • stuurboord

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English hot.

Adjective

hot (comparative hotter, superlative hotst)

  1. (informal) hot, popular
  2. (informal) hot, sexy, attractive
Declension

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o/

Adjective

hot (feminine hote, masculine plural hots, feminine plural hotes)

  1. heated
  2. interesting

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian хоть (xotʹ).

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhot/, [ˈho̞d]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhot/, [ˈho̞d̥]
  • (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈhot/, [ˈho̞d̥]
  • Rhymes: -ot
  • Hyphenation: hot

Particle

hot

  1. for example

Conjunction

hot

  1. even if
  2. even though, although

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 64
  • Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 37

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • hote, hoot, hoote, hoth, whote
  • hate, hatte (northern)

Etymology

From Old English hāt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɔːt/, /hɔt/

Adjective

hot

  1. hot

Noun

hot (uncountable)

  1. hotness

Descendants

  • English: hot
  • Geordie English: het
  • Scots: hat, hait, hate
  • Yola: hoat, hote, hoate

References

  • “hō̆t, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  • “hō̆t, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /xɔt/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /xɔt/

Preposition

hot

  1. Alternative form of od

Pennsylvania German

Verb

hot

  1. third-person singular present indicative of hawwe

Polish

Pronunciation

  • (Greater Poland):
    • (Kuyavia) IPA(key): /ˈxɔt/
    • (Western Greater Poland) IPA(key): /ˈxɔt/

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

hot

  1. (Kuyavia) used to direct a horse to the right

Etymology 2

See ot.

Interjection

hot

  1. (Western Greater Poland) Alternative form of ot

Further reading

  • Józef Bliziński (1860) “hot”, in Abecadłowy spis wyrazów języka ludowego w Kujawach i Galicyi Zachodniej (in Polish), Warszawa, page 623
  • Oskar Kolberg (1867) “hot”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 271
  • Oskar Kolberg (1877) “hot”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 27

Portuguese

Noun

hot m (plural hots)

  1. Ellipsis of hot roll.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

English hot

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hoːt/

Adjective

hot

  1. (informal) erotic
  2. (informal) popular

References

  • Prćić, T. (2021). Srpski rečnik novijih anglicizama, Filozofski fakultet, page 261

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxot/ [ˈxot̪]
  • Rhymes: -ot

Adjective

hot m or f (masculine and feminine plural hot or hots)

  1. hot; sexy

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hōt n, from Old Norse hót n pl, from Proto-Germanic *hwōtō (“threat”), cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐍉𐍄𐌰 f (ƕōta). Related to *hwētaną (“to attack, stab”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /huːt/
  • Rhymes: -uːt

Noun

hot n

  1. threat

Declension

Derived terms

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