fallecer
/faʝeˈθeɾ/ · B1 · verb
to pass away, die
🪦 fallecer: fall + -ecer, someone falls and does not get up again
It comes from Latin fallere, to fail or deceive: life fails you. It is softer than morir, like pass away in English. Present tense: fallezco, falleces, fallece. Noun: el fallecimiento.