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AntojitoSpanishcentral Mexico

Sope

"thick masa base with a pinched rim"

Say it

SOHΒ·peh

Where it comes from

Spanish sopa (sop, bread soaked in broth)

What Sope means

Sope is a Mexican antojito name of Spanish origin meaning "thick masa base with a pinched rim". It comes from Spanish sopa (sop, bread soaked in broth). It is pronounced SOH-peh, and it is most associated with central Mexico.

Ordinary Spanish, from the same sopa that meant a piece of bread soaked in liquid. No indigenous origin is needed or attested, despite the Nahuatl-sounding shape of the word.

This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: Antojito means "little craving". These are the masa-based street foods named for their shape more often than their filling: a sope is a small mound, a huarache is a sandal, a gordita is a fat little one, a tlacoyo is an oval patty.

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Sope means thick masa base with a pinched rim

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