noun
slim sumo wrestler; slim build
Sumo term for a wrestler with a slender physique, contrasted with あんこ型 (stocky build). Also used more generally for a slim body type.
See also: あんこ型 (あんこがた)
彼はソップ型の力士で、スピードが持ち味だ。
He is a slim-build sumo wrestler whose strength is his speed.
ソップ型の選手は、
Slim-build wrestlers are lighter but quicker compared to stocky ones.
Refers to a stocky, heavyset sumo wrestler build, the opposite of ソップ型.
From ソップ (sop, of uncertain origin, possibly from English 'sop' or a contraction) + 型/形 (type, form). The exact derivation is uncertain.