arrojar
/aroˈxaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to throw, to hurl, to toss, to fling
🪨 arrojar sounds like a rock + jar: you hurl a rock at a jar
Say it aloud: a-RRO-jar, with a rolled rr. The rock-jar sound hook links it to throwing. It also means to emit (arrojar luz, to give off light) and to throw someone out. Related: arrojado, bold or daring.