sopapilla

/ˌsoʊpəˈpiːjə/
noun
  1. A fried pastry, often served with honey or syrup, popular in Southwestern U.S. and Latin American cuisine. (Alternate spelling of sopaipilla.)
    • The sopapilla was light and fluffy, perfect with a drizzle of honey.
    • He ordered a sopapilla for dessert after his burrito.
    • At the fair, they sold fresh sopapillas dusted with cinnamon sugar.
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