gordo

/ˈɡoɾdo/ · A2 · adj

fat

🐷 El Gordo = the fat one: Spain's Christmas lottery jackpot

From Latin gurdus (dull, heavy), which Romans said was itself a word from Hispania. Sound hook: gordo is close to gourd, a fat round vegetable. The lottery sense comes from El Gordo, the fat prize.

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