echar flores

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to throw flowers”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˌt͡ʃaɾ ˈfloɾes/ [eˌt͡ʃaɾ ˈflo.ɾes]
• Syllabification: e‧char flo‧res

Verb

echar flores (first-person singular present echo flores, first-person singular preterite eché flores, past participle echado flores)

1. (idiomatic) to give a posy, to pat on the back

Further reading

• “echar flores”, 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