Spanish

arrojar

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  1. (transitive) to throw, to hurl, to toss, to fling (cause an object to move rapidly through the air)
  2. (transitive) to emit (to send out or give off)
  3. (transitive) to eject, to kick out (to compel (a person or persons) to leave)
  4. (transitive) to yield, to produce; to shed (light) on
  5. (transitive) to vomit
  6. (transitive) to cast (doubt on)

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C2
Hyphenated as
a‧rro‧jar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aroˈxaɾ/
Etymology

Inherited from Latin
rotō
In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *arrot(u)lāre, *rotulāre, from Latin rotāre (“to turn, to wheel”). The lack of diphthongization (**arruejo) is due to the palatalization of the -tl- > -cl- cluster to [ʎ], then Old Spanish [ʒ], raising the previous vowel to close [o] — compare Latin oculus, which gave rise to Spanish ojo (not **huejo).

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