petatearse

Spanish

Etymology

From petate +‎ -ear, because such mat or carpet was used by poor people to wrap a corpse. The reflexive form is an influence of morirse.

Verb

petatearse (first-person singular present me petateo, first-person singular preterite me petateé, past participle petateado)

  1. (colloquial, Chile, El Savador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, takes a reflexive pronoun) to die
    Synonym: morir

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