Yopará

Yopará is a mixed language of Spanish and Guaraní , which is mainly spoken in Paraguay . It belongs to the group of equatorial languages ​​and the sub-group Tupí-Guaraní .

The word "Yopará" simply means "mixed" or "mixture".

Similar to the so-called media lengua in Ecuador , it is possibly an example of language entanglements that were not considered possible for a long time.

According to Paraguayan tradition, the term Yopará is used not only for language, but also for typical foods.

Yopará, for example, describes a traditional Paraguayan dish that, according to the vernacular, "cleanses" the blood because of its flatulence. It is a kind of stew made from white corn ("locro" or "locrillo" if curd is used), pigeon peas ("poroto", Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) , Various vegetables and meat .

Carrulim is an alcoholic mixed drink (therefore also called Yopará), the name of which is derived from the first letters of the ingredients: ca ña (rum), ru da (which is popularly assigned supernatural powers, probably because of the strong smell), which is behind the Door, on the house altar, is kept because it supposedly drives evil out of the houses and lim ón (lime). It is typically drunk on August 1st, as this heralds the coldest month and brings many diseases with it.