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) (idiomatic) to catch, glove, entrap === Further reading === “echar el guante a alguien”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025