petate

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petate

masculine noun

1kit bag

doblar el petate (informal figurative) -> to kick the bucket (CAm, Mexican Spanish)
liar el petate (informal figurative) -> to pack one's bags and go; (marcharse) (peninsular Spanish) to kick the bucket (morir) (CAm, Mexican Spanish)

petate [pay-tah’-tay]

noun

1Fine sort of mat made of palm; used for a sleeping-mat by the natives in South America and the Philippines (para dormir). (m)

2Impostor, swindler, extorter (estafador). (m)

3A good for-nothing fellow, a despicable person, poor devil (pobre hombre). (Province; Provinicial) (m)

petate

sustantivo:masculino

1 (estera) grass mat; especialmente (Latinoamérica) [de palma] mat of palm leaves; (para dormir) sleeping mat

2 (equipaje) bundle of bedding and belongings; (Mil) kit bag

liar el petate (familiar) to pack; (irse) to pack up and go; clear out; (familiar) (morir) to kick the bucket; (familiar)

3 (familiar) (estafador) cheat; trickster

4 (familiar) (pobre hombre) poor devil

se descubrió el petate (familiar) the fraud was uncovered

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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw