SOPAIPILLA


Meaning of SOPAIPILLA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsō-pī-ˈpē-yə, -ˈpēl-yə ]

noun

or so·pa·pil·la ˈsō-pə-

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 sūpan to swallow

Date: circa 1940

: a usually puffy piece of deep-fried dough often sweetened with honey

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.