/soh'puy pee"euh/ ; Sp. /saw'puy pee"yah/ , n. , pl. sopaipillas /-pee"euhz/ ; Sp. /-pee"yahs/ . Mexican Cookery.
a small pastry made of deep-fried yeast dough and usually dipped in honey.
[ 1935-40; sopaip ( a ) fritter or thick pancake soaked in honey (earlier also xopaipa šúppa, súppa piece of bread soaked in oil, Sp sopa -illa dim. suffix ]