Sope

noun

noun ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A traditional Mexican food consisting of a masa base with various savory toppings.

    "They’re then ground into a homogeneous dough that holds whatever shape you choose to give it: thin circles for tortillas, thicker ones for gorditas and sopes, plump ovals for huaraches and triangles for black-bean stuffed tetelas."

  2. 2
    Obsolete form of soap. alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable

Example

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"They’re then ground into a homogeneous dough that holds whatever shape you choose to give it: thin circles for tortillas, thicker ones for gorditas and sopes, plump ovals for huaraches and triangles for black-bean stuffed tetelas."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sope.

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