perecer
Meaning
- (intransitive) to die, to perish (cease to live)
- to long for
Concepts
cash in one’s chips
give-up the ghost
cease to be
go to meet ones maker
Synonyms
caer muerto
entregar el alma
hincar el pico
liar el petate
perder la vida
acabar el que muere
dejar de existir
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
pe‧re‧cer
Pronounced as (IPA)
/peɾeˈθeɾ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Spanish peresçer, derived from perir, from Latin perīre.
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