sudar la gota gorda

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to sweat the fat drop”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suˌdaɾ la ˌɡota ˈɡoɾda/ [suˌð̞aɾ la ˌɣ̞o.t̪a ˈɣ̞oɾ.ð̞a]
• Syllabification: su‧dar la go‧ta gor‧da

Verb

sudar la gota gorda (first-person singular present sudo la gota gorda, first-person singular preterite sudé la gota gorda, past participle sudado la gota gorda)

1. (idiomatic) to sweat buckets

Further reading

• “sudar alguien la gota gorda”, 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