Meaning
- to throw
- to launch
- to pitch
- to release (a product, etc.)
- to emit, let out, utter
Concepts
spew out
gush forth
throw stones
Synonyms
dejar de
cesar de
anunciar en cartelera
echar piedras
tirar piedras
lanzar la boleadora
Frequency
Hyphenated as
lan‧zar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/lanˈθaɾ/
Etymology
In summary
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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