What does «totear» mean in Spanish?
- To burst, to explode, especially producing great noise.
♦ Used in: Colombia - Venezuela
Examples of use in Spanish: "totearon la bomba".
"está tan gordo que se va a totear".
"en broma, podemos totearle los huevos encima de su ropa".
- To pass a test, to perform a feat, to pass well. Another source indicates an opposite meaning: to fail an exam.
Examples of use in Spanish: "toteamos en el examen".
"totié en la fiesta".
- A natural phenomenon, a machine, etc., sounds loudly.
- Bursting a wick during a game of tejo or turmequé.
Examples of use in Spanish: "¡Totee una mecha!".
- Toasting tote corn or making pira corn.
- (totearse) To burst, crack, break, crack something, especially producing a loud sound. Also: to open or break something by excess pressure inside it.
Examples of use in Spanish: "la caída lo toteó, pero no se rompió del todo".
- (totearse de risa; de comida...) To burst out laughing; to be full of food....