asopao

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noun

A kind of stew from Puerto Rico.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

nounasopao (countable and uncountable, plural asopaos)

plural asopaos

  1. countableuncountableA kind of stew from Puerto Rico.

Origin

  1. Spanishasopao
  2. Englishasopao

Borrowed from Spanish asopao, a pronunciation spelling that represents the Caribbean pronunciation of asopado (“stewed; stew”), from sopa (“soup”).

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APA

asopao. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asopao

MLA

“asopao.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asopao. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asopao,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asopao.

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