"chalupa" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃəˈluːpə/ [General-American] Forms: chalupas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Mexican Spanish chalupa. Doublet of shallop and sloop. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|chalupa}} Spanish chalupa, {{doublet|en|shallop|sloop}} Doublet of shallop and sloop Head templates: {{en-noun}} chalupa (plural chalupas)
  1. A shallop (light boat) from Xochimilco. Categories (topical): Watercraft
    Sense id: en-chalupa-en-noun-yoX6vrVM Disambiguation of Watercraft: 66 34
  2. A specialty food of south-central Mexico, consisting of a bowl-shaped fried tortilla stuffed with chopped meat, lettuce, cheese, etc. Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-chalupa-en-noun-mAIhu-ZQ Disambiguation of Foods: 3 97 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: drop a chalupa, enchalupa, quesalupa Related terms: chalupita

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for chalupa meaning in English (2.6kB)

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          "ref": "2018, Dotty Griffith, The Ultimate Tortilla Press Cookbook, page 116",
          "text": "The Tex-Mex–style chalupas I'm most familiar with are built on flat, crisp-fried corn tortillas.",
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          "ref": "2021 May 6, Lyda Jones Burnette, “Shrimp Chalupas”, in Country Living Magazine",
          "text": "(see title)",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 December 6, Hannah Albertine, Nikko Duren, Carlo Mantuano, “NYC’s Best New Dishes Of 2021”, in The Infatuation",
          "text": "The tortillas for the chalupas are cooked in pork lard on a charcoal-fired comal, and they get doused with salsa, shredded pork, and onions.",
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