lançar

  1. (transitive) to launch
  2. (transitive) to throw, shoot (with force)
  3. (transitive) to release, publish (make available to the public)

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/lɐ̃ˈsa(ʁ)/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lançar, from Late Latin lanceāre (“to throw a spear”), derived from Latin lancea (“spear”), from Celtiberian. Doublet of lancear and lança.

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