echar un sueño

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, to throw a sleep.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˌt͡ʃaɾ un ˈsweɲo/ [eˌt͡ʃaɾ ũn ˈswe.ɲo]
  • Syllabification: e‧char un sue‧ño

Verb

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

  1. to have a nap; to grab forty winks

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