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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "ah" (as in "art") + "plah" (as in "plan") + "tah" (as in "tar") + "NAH" (as in "nacho") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

Lazy, low-energy, with no motivation to do anything. Also describes someone who has gotten so comfortable in a place or situation that they have zero desire to change or move. Common in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Spain.

Examples

Lleva todo el día aplatanado en el sofá sin hacer nada.

He's been lying on the couch all day doing absolutely nothing.

Está tan aplatanado en ese pueblo que ya no quiere volver a la ciudad.

He's so settled in that small town he has no interest in going back to the city.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Uruguay
Fiaca

To do something without asking permission or to throw yourself into an action impulsively in Argentina. It's acting first and thinking later, with that confidence that can go great or end in total disaster.