lanzar
Meaning
- to throw
- to launch
- to pitch
- to release (a product, etc.)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
lan‧zar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/lanˈθaɾ/
Etymology
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.
Cognate with Catalan
llançar
Cognate with French
lancer
Cognate with Portuguese
lançar
Cognate with English
launch
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