levantamuertos

Spanish

Etymology

levanta (“to awaken”) +‎ muertos (“the dead”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lebantaˈmweɾtos/ [le.β̞ãn̪.t̪aˈmweɾ.t̪os]
• Rhymes: -eɾtos
• Syllabification: le‧van‧ta‧muer‧tos

Noun

levantamuertos m (plural levantamuertos)

1. (Latin America) any food that reinvigorates a person.
   1. (colloquial, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Bolivia) stuffed soup

Further reading

• levantamuertos | Diccionario de americanismos | ASALE