Literally,“to touch the back”, from archaic Catalandos(“back”), to tap the back of a horse or other transport animals to encourage them to move forward.

tocareldos (first-person singular presenttocoeldos,first-person singular preteritetoquíeldos,past participletocateldos);root stress:(Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. (idiomatic) toleave; toup and leave; toscram

• Becausedos is an obsolete spelling ofdors(“back”), the literal meaning is sometimes interpreted as "touch the two" by those not aware of the history.

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