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/Sounds like "plahn" (as in "plan") + "CHAHR" (as in "chat") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "oh" (as in "oh") + "REH" (as in "red") + "hah" (as in "hard")/

Meaning

To sleep, especially a long nap or a deep sleep. Literally "to iron your ear," picturing someone pressing their ear into a pillow. Used casually across Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, and Peru for any serious napping session.

Examples

I'm going to crash for an hour, I'm completely done.

He's been out since noon, still ironing his ear.

Regional synonyms

In Cuba, to fall head over heels for someone in a way you simply cannot control. When someone "se templa," they lose all logic and reason. It is like being struck by lightning, but for love, more intense than a simple crush.