chalupa

American  

[chuh-loo-puh, chah-loo-pah] / tʃəˈlu pə, tʃɑˈlu pɑ /

noun

Mexican Cooking.

plural

chalupas

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

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Etymology

Origin of chalupa

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

Example Sentences

Mari has been working with my family for more than 20 years; she's like a second mother to me and my brothers and she truly mastered my mom's chalupa green sauce recipe.

From Salon

He suggested pairing the dish with chalupas, small fried tortillas enjoyed with a variety of fillings; white rice; nopales salad; fried beans; and molotes de plátano, stuffed plantain patties.

From Seattle Times

He hosted pop-ups that featured burgers, burritos, chalupas, nachos and breakfast sandwiches, sometimes even collaborating with other chefs on specialty items.

From Seattle Times

In Queens, vendors had turned Corona Plaza into what resembled an open-air market in Mexico, drawing people from the neighborhood and beyond with stalls that sold everything from sizzling chalupas to embroidered sneakers.

From New York Times

The fast food chain announced on Tuesday that it will be bringing back its Naked Chicken Chalupa -- a chalupa made with a fried chicken shell -- nationwide starting Thursday.

From Fox News