Why is “El Gordo”, the annual Spanish Christmas lottery, called the ‘Fat One’ in Spain?
What is “El Gordo”? As a misconception in many non-Spanish speaking countries people often assume that the term El Gordo is specific for the Christmas Lottery. Some even think that El Gordo is in fact the name of the lottery. However, the real meaning of El Gordo is simply “the first prize” (literally “the fat one” or more accurately “the big…