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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

To disrespect someone, walk all over them, or ignore their boundaries as if they have no value. In Chile the metaphor is a vehicle running someone over: when someone "te pasa a llevar," they have rolled right through you without stopping.