chalupa
noun
a fried tortilla spread with bean paste or ground cooked meat and topped with shredded cheese, lettuce, chopped tomato, and often hot sauce.
chalupas
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pluralof chalupa.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I always think of my mom's Cochinita Pibil, but I must say that Mari's chalupas are the best ones.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2023
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 ● Dec. 1, 2021
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 ● Aug. 17, 2021
The digital afterlife is like a sitcom Minority Report, where artificial intelligences done up as hotel bellhops dog your steps offering you free gum and promotional chalupas rain from the sky.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2020
A celebration of Mexican street fruit carts, the tile-framed stand offers granola-topped fruit salads known as bionicos, fruit smoothie licuados, aguas frescas and creatively topped cucumber chalupas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2019
