echar el guante

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to throw the glove”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˌt͡ʃaɾ el ˈɡwante/ [eˌt͡ʃaɾ el ˈɣ̞wãn̪.t̪e]
  • Syllabification: e‧char el guan‧te

Verb

echar el guante (first-person singular present echo el guante, first-person singular preterite eché el guante, past participle echado el guante)

  1. (idiomatic) to catch, glove, entrap

Further reading

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