largar

Attested since 1810. From largo (“large”).

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largar (first-person singular present largo, first-person singular preterite larguei, past participle largado)

1. (transitive) to let go

   Synonyms: deixar, soltar

2. (transitive) to strike

   Synonym: pegar

3. (intransitive or pronominal) to leave

   Synonyms: liscar, marchar

4. (transitive, fishing) to cast

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “largar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “largar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “largar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “largar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “largar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

From largo +‎ -ar.

• Hyphenation: lar‧gar

largar (first-person singular present largo, first-person singular preterite larguei, past participle largado)

1. (transitive) to drop, shed

   Synonym: soltar

   Largue isso! ― Drop it!

2. (transitive) to abandon, leave

   Synonym: abandonar

3. (transitive, colloquial) to give up (stop or quit an activity etc.)

   Synonym: desistir

4. (intransitive) to leave

   Vou largar ― I'm leaving now

From largo.

• IPA^(key): /laɾˈɡaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: lar‧gar

largar (first-person singular present largo, first-person singular preterite largué, past participle largado)

1. to chase away

   Synonym: ahuyentar

2. to let go
3. to release
4. (reflexive) to go away, to scram, get out, shove off

• soltar
• correr

• “largar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10