sopaipilla
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of sopaipilla
First recorded in 1935–40; from Latin American Spanish, equivalent to Spanish sopaip(a) “fritter or thick pancake soaked in honey” (earlier also xopaipa, from Mozarabic, derivative of šúppa, súppa “piece of bread soaked in oil,” Spanish sopa, from Germanic; see sop, soup) + -illa diminutive suffix
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Patrons laughed at a corny but cute puppet show starring Casa Bonita’s dishes, from a chirpy hard-shelled taco to a coquettish sopaipilla.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2025
For 100 pesos—about a quarter—you can buy a deep-fried sopaipilla, a round quickbread that is Chile’s favorite rainy-day comfort food.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 26, 2013
Vega, a two-year-old Mexican restaurant in Hartsdale, however, cooks up an excellent sopaipilla.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2012
Guacamole, chipotle chicken tenders, shrimp al ajillo, barbecued chicken wings, Mexican pizza; steak tacos, beef enchiladas, cheese quesadillas, carnitas burrito, chicken chimichangas; sopaipilla, apple crumb cake, vanilla flan.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2012
For diet-busting awesomeness, get the sopaipilla cheesecake, a cinnamon-topped, vanilla cream cheese-filled pastry.
From Southern Living ● Apr. 28, 2010
He’s invokes many different inspirations: Sicilian-style pizza, Roman pizza and Gabriele Bonci, Spanish pan de cristal and even deep-fried sopaipillas.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2022
On the Border’s Club Cantina revs up your appetite with a free bowl of signature queso or sopaipillas.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2019
At the Mi Ranchito restaurant, players ate chicken and beef fajitas and sopaipillas for dessert.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2016
Some dessert experts see sopaipillas as more of a New Mexico thing, but it’s not fair for New Mexico to hog all of the American Southwest’s desserts.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2014
Instead, I’ll take a trip back to New Mexico with some of those warm, evocative sopaipillas, washed down with one of Vega’s bracing espressos.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2012
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