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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)
- (colloquial, Chile, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, takes a reflexive pronoun) to die
- Synonyms: morir, colgar los tenis, palmar
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