llançar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to throw (to cause an object to move rapidly through the air)
2. to launch

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ʎənˈsa]

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan lançar, from Late Latin lanceāre 'hurl (a spear)', from Latin lancea (“spear”) (whence Catalan llança), of Celtiberian origin. First attested in the 14th century. Compare French lancer, Italian lanciare, Occitan and Portuguese lançar, Spanish lanzar.