llamar

Meaning

1. to summon, to call
2. to summon, to call
3. to summon, to call
4. to summon, to call
5. to refer to
6. to appeal; to attract
7. (pronominal) to be called

Hyphenated as

lla‧mar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʝaˈmaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish lamar, from Latin clāmāre (“cry out”), whence also the borrowed Spanish doublet clamar. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to shout”). Cognate with English claim and clamor.

Sentences

Incluso tuvieron que llamar a la policía .

They even had to call the police.