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What does "chipa" mean?

A cheese bread roll — the Paraguayan staple snack.

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🇵🇾 Paraguay
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CHEE-pah
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How it's actually used

Made from cassava starch and cheese, sold by vendors calling "¡chipa, chipa!" from baskets on buses and street corners. It pairs with tereré and shows up at every gathering.

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Where it comes from

Guaraní.

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