echar un pulso

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˌt͡ʃaɾ um ˈpulso/ [eˌt͡ʃaɾ ũm ˈpul.so]
• Syllabification: e‧char un pul‧so

Verb

echar un pulso (first-person singular present echo un pulso, first-person singular preterite eché un pulso, past participle echado un pulso) (Latin America)

1. arm-wrestle, arm wrestle (to compete in an arm-wrestle)

   Synonym: (Spain) pulsear

2. (idiomatic, by extension) arm-wrestle, arm wrestle (to struggle (with) for dominance)

Further reading

• “echar un pulso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28