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Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “to wear the wooden paletot” – in this case, wooden paletot is a euphemism for coffin.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈves.t͡ʃiɾ u pa.leˈtɔ d͡ʒi maˈde(j).ɾɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈveʃ.t͡ʃiɾ u pa.leˈtɔ d͡ʒi maˈde(j).ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈves.t͡ʃiɾ o pa.leˈtɔ de maˈde(j).ɾa/
Verb
vestir o paletó de madeira (first-person singular present visto o paletó de madeira, third-person singular present veste o paletó de madeira, first-person singular preterite vesti o paletó de madeira, past participle vestido o paletó de madeira)
- (intransitive, idiomatic) to give up the ghost (to die)
- Synonyms: bater as botas, ir de arrasta pra cima