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/Sounds like "SOH" (as in "solo") + "pah" (as in "park") + "pah" (as in "park") + "rah" (as in "rapper") + "GWAH" (as in "Guam") + "yah" (as in "yard")/

Meaning

A traditional Paraguayan cornbread with cheese and onion, which, despite the name, is not a soup or liquid at all. The sacred side dish of the Paraguayan asado. A classic culinary paradox.

Examples

Without sopa paraguaya it's not a real asado at our house.

My grandmother's sopa paraguaya is the best in the world.

Regional synonyms

Jail or prison in Mexican street slang. "Caer al bote" (to fall into the can) or "estar en el bote" means being locked up behind bars.