mortecina
∗mortecina [mor-tay-thee’-no, nah]
adjective
1Dying a natural death, moribund.
2Dying away or extinguishing; on the point of dying.
3(Low.) Weak (débil), exhausted.
- Hacer la mortecina -> to feign death
- Color mortecino -> a pale or deadly color
- La luz mortecina del crepúsculo -> the fading glow of twilight
