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lanzar.

to throw

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/lanˈθaɾ/[lãn̟ˈθaɾ]/lanˈsaɾ/[lãnˈsaɾ]
  1. to throw

    El bebé lanzó el juguete con todas sus fuerzas.
  2. to launch

  3. to pitch

    No pude lidiar con el modo en que lanzaba ese tipo.
  4. to release (a product, etc.)

  5. to emit, let out, utter

    'lanzar un chiste
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish lançar, from Late Latin lanceāre, derived from Latin lancea (“spear”), of Celtiberian origin. Compare Catalan llançar, Asturian llanzar, French lancer, Italian lanciare, Occitan and Portuguese lançar, English launch. Doublet of lancear, a later borrowing.

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