arrojar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish arrojar.

Verb

1. (transitive) to throw (cause an object to move rapidly through the air)
2. (transitive) to drag
3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to throw oneself
4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to crawl
5. (takes a reflexive pronoun, figurative) to dare

Synonyms

• (to throw): arremessar, lançar, deitar
• (to drag): arrastar
• (to dare): arriscar

Derived terms

• arrojado
• arrojo

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Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *arrot(u)lāre, *rotulāre, from Latin rotāre, from rotō (“I turn, I wheel”).

Verb

1. to throw (cause an object to move rapidly through the air)
2. to emit
3. to erupt
4. to fling or hurl
5. to shed
6. to yield

Synonyms

• (throw): tirar, lanzar
• (kick out, eject): echar

Related terms

• arrojado
• arrojadizo
• arrojallamas
• arrojar el guante
• arrojo

Descendants

• Portuguese: arrojar