la pregunta del millón

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “the question of the million”. From the TV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, because in the last question the contestants attempt to win a top prize of €1,000,000.

Noun

la pregunta del millón f (plural las preguntas del millón)

1. (idiomatic, colloquial) million dollar question

Further reading

• “la pregunta del millón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10