echar
/eˈt͡ʃaɾ/ · A1 · verb
to throw, toss, cast, jettison
🗑️ echar sounds like eh-CHUCK: to chuck something, to throw it
The stressed syllable char begins like chuck, and to chuck is to throw. From Latin iactare (to throw), the same root as English eject and jettison. Chuck a ball, chuck water into a glass, chuck salt into the pot.