llançar
- (transitive) to throw (to cause an object to move rapidly through the air)
- to launch
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ʎənˈsa]
Etymology
In summary
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.
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