Pronunciation: ˌ s ō -p ī - ' p ē -y ə , - ' p ē l-y ə
Variant: or so · pa · pil · la \ ' s ō -p ə - \
Function: noun
Etymology: American Spanish sopaipilla, diminutive of Spanish sopaipa fritter soaked in honey, from sopa food soaked in milk, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English s ū pan to swallow
Date: circa 1940
: a usually puffy piece of deep-fried dough often sweetened with honey