echar carnes

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˌt͡ʃaɾ ˈkaɾnes/ [eˌt͡ʃaɾ ˈkaɾ.nes]
• Syllabification: e‧char car‧nes

Verb

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

1. (idiomatic) to put on weight

   Synonyms: cobrar carnes, criar carnes

Further reading

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