pez gordo
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “fat fish”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpeθ ˈɡoɾdo/ [ˌpeθ̬ ˈɣ̞oɾ.ð̞o] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /ˌpes ˈɡoɾdo/ [ˌpez ˈɣ̞oɾ.ð̞o] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: pez gor‧do
Noun
pez gordo m (plural peces gordos)
- (idiomatic) head honcho, big cheese, fat cat
Further reading
- “pez gordo”, 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