Someone who is always cold, perpetually chilly, or particularly sensitive to cold temperatures. A person whose internal thermostat seems permanently set to 'brr.'
From Spanish 'frío' (cold) + the suffix '-lento' (full of, prone to), literally meaning 'full of coldness.' This adjective captures a constitutional tendency rather than just a temporary state. It's related to Latin 'frigidus' (cold) but evolved specifically in Spanish to describe this particular human trait.
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