verb/eˈt͡ʃaɾ/
to throw, toss, cast, jettison (to release an object from one's grasp so that it moves through the air); to pour (to cause to flow in a stream from a container); to put in, add; to let out; to discharge
“Echa los dados.” — Throw the dice.
Synonyms: tirar, empezar, apretar, dormir, acostarse
Inherited from Late Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre. Doublet of the borrowing jactar. Cognate with Galician xeitar, French jeter, Sicilian jittari ~ jiccari, Portuguese jeito, and, more distantly, English jet and jut.