pupusa
noun
in Salvadoran cooking, a round, flat piece of masa dough stuffed with a layer of savory fillings and pan-fried.
pupusas
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pluralof pupusa.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“We usually follow him because he’s always telling us stories about the ICE raids,” said a woman whose mother sells pupusas out of a cart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
To Barnica, an immigrant from Honduras, the American dream seemed within reach in her corner of Houston, a neighborhood filled with restaurants selling El Salvadoran pupusas and bakeries specializing in Mexican conchas.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2024
There’s also Ercilia's Restaurant, which serves tacos, pupusas, burritos and various Central American foods; and Hedzole, a hot spot for Ghanaian-American food.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2024
Luna was especially well-known in his community because his wife has a local food truck specializing in pupusas and other Salvadoran staples.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
He started telling her about the lockers as she unpacked the Styrofoam containers, the smell of pupusas and frijoles and rice filling the room, and he realized that he had dreamed of something like this.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
