sopaipa

plural sopaipas

1. countableuncountableSynonym of sopaipilla.

   Mexican food served at the fiesta included tacos, enchilados,^([sic – meaning enchiladas]) frijoles, and sopaipa.

   1972 February 17, “Hanging Moss School goes Mexican”, in The Northside Sun, volume 5, number 13, Jackson, Miss., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3, column 3

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   The group enjoyed such Mexican dishes as tacos, tamales, enchiladas, hat nachos, etc., and sampled some of the traditional desserts, such as sopaipa and strawberry sticks.

   1974 January 29, “Club Enjoys Annual Event”, in Statesville Record & Landmark, volume 100, number 25, Statesville, N.C., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7-A, column 4

   Mrs. Rosemary Richardson and Mrs. Diana Monsour’s languages classes had a luncheon on March 28 at El Burito^([sic – meaning Burrito]) Mexican Restaurant. The students enjoyed tacos, tamales, Spanish rice, enchiladas, guacamole salad, and the sopaipa dessert.

   1974 April 4, Holley Westbrook, “Manhattan High School News”, in The Northside Sun, volume 7, number 20, Jackson, Miss., →ISSN, →OCLC, section 2, page 9, column 1

   The Class of the week is Mrs. Jones’ Spanish class. This class went to a Mexican restaurant. […] For dessert a sopaipa was served. A sopaipa is a thin fritter (or pastry) served with a type of honey.

   1975 January 26, Julee Stamper, Greg Bryant, “Spanish Classes Eat Out”, in Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, volume 171, number 21, Clarksville, Tenn., →OCLC, pages 3—E, columns 3–4

   Parents also supplied a delectable variety of Mexican cuisine for the meal which accompanied the activity. These included sopaipas (fritters steeped in honey), taco salad, Spanish rice, guacamole dip, bean salad, refried beans, taco dip, and doritos.

   1988 January 25, Sue Mroz, “Senoras, senoritas sponsor Mexican fiesta”, in The Sheboygan Press, Sheboygan, Wis., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7, column 3

   Many cultures have some form of fry bread and generally pair it with toppings or fillings. Bannock, galette, bing, roti, sopaipa and tortilla are among the international versions while hotcake, ashcake, journey cake, hoe cake, corn bread, acorn bread, mush bread, johnnycake and janiken are among the names by which fry bread has been known in North America.

   2011 April 24, Natalie Ducat, “Fry bread: The sharing of community”, in Record Searchlight, Redding, Calif., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7A, column 2

   Synonyms: sopaipilla