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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

Tough luck, you're done for, or a situation that has gone irreparably wrong. In Colombia and Venezuela, "pailas" is the resigned declaration that something failed, you are out of options, or the universe is simply not on your side today. It can be said about yourself or about a situation.