fallecer

Meaning

to pass away, die

Concepts

die

pass away

expire

perish

decease

go

pass

depart

buy the farm

cash in one’s chips

choke

conk

croak

drop dead

exit

give-up the ghost

kick the bucket

pop off

snuff it

pass by

disappear

march off

retreat

withdraw

dead

get

occur

bite the dust

cease to be

demise

go to meet ones maker

join the choir invisible

pass on

ring down the curtain

vanish

wite

terminate

Hyphenated as

fa‧lle‧cer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/faʝeˈθeɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish fallesçer, derived from fallir (“to err, to fail”), from Vulgar Latin *fallīre (“to fail”), from Latin fallere (“to deceive”). Compare Portuguese falecer.