sopaipilla
🇨🇱 Spanish slang from Chile
What does “sopaipilla” mean?
fried pumpkin dough, sold on the street
Example
“Unas sopaipillas con pebre en la esquina.”
Some sopaipillas with salsa on the corner.
Good to know
On rainy days they come "pasadas", in syrup.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
🌮 Food
The textbook way to say it: masa frita
Heard in a conversation
Sopaipillas in the rain
Fran ¡Seba! Está lloviendo caleta. ¿Vamos por sopaipillas?
Seba! It's pouring. Shall we go get sopaipillas?
Seba ¡Sí po! Día de lluvia, sopaipilla obligada. ¿Cachai?
Yeah! Rainy day, sopaipillas are a must. You know?
Fran Obvio. Al tiro, que el carrito de la esquina cierra temprano.
Obviously. Right now, the cart on the corner closes early.
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