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/Sounds like the English word "jat" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/

Meaning

To sleep or go rest in Peru, to hit the bed. After a heavy day, the only thing you want to do is jatear.

Examples

I am going to bed early, I have an early start tomorrow.

He slept all afternoon and did nothing.

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Regional synonyms

A lazy person who hangs around on street corners all day with no job, no purpose, and nowhere to be. In the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, a mataperros is that guy who is always out there doing nothing, someone the neighborhood knows by name and reputation.