pelar el ajo
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, "to peel the garlic"
Verb
- (Nicaragua, idiomatic) to kick the bucket, die
- (Chile, idiomatic) to work hard
Further reading
- “pelar el ajo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025