chalupa

[ chuh-loo-puh; Spanish chah-loo-pah ]

/ tʃəˈlu pə; Spanish tʃɑˈlu pɑ /

noun, plural cha·lu·pas [chuh-loo-puh z; Spanish chah-loo-pahs] /tʃəˈlu pəz; Spanish tʃɑˈlu pɑs/. Mexican Cookery.

a fried tortilla spread with bean paste or ground cooked meat and topped with shredded cheese, lettuce, chopped tomato, and often hot sauce.

Nearby words

chalmers, chalon-sur-saône, chalone, chalukya, chalumeau, chalupa, chalutz, chalybeate, chalybite, cham, chamade

Origin of chalupa

1890–95, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish; Spanish: boat, launch < French chaloupe; see shallop, sloop

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