dormir a pata ancha

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to sleep with legs spread wide”, to sleep stretched out.

Phrase

dormir a pata ancha

1. (idiomatic, Rioplatense, Mexico) to sleep like a log

Further reading

• “dormir a pata ancha”, 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