Also means
burning hot
Usage Note
Rovente describes something heated to an extreme degree — a red-hot iron, a scorching desert, blazing summer asphalt. It is stronger than caldo ('warm/hot') and close to incandescente. Figuratively it can describe a heated argument: un dibattito rovente.
Examples
"Il ferro rovente sibilò a contatto con l'acqua."
Natural Translation
The red-hot iron hissed on contact with water.
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