What Gordita means
Gordita is a Mexican antojito name of Spanish origin meaning "little fat one". It is built from Spanish gorda (fat) and -ita (diminutive). It is pronounced gor-DEE-tah, and it is most associated with central Mexico.
Straightforward Spanish describing the plump masa cake that is split open and filled. No indigenous etymology is involved.
This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: Antojito means "little craving". These are the masa-based street foods named for their shape more often than their filling: a sope is a small mound, a huarache is a sandal, a gordita is a fat little one, a tlacoyo is an oval patty.
