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chalupa

/t͡ʃəˈluːpə/

chalupa noun: a shallop (light boat) from Xochimilco.

Noun

chalupa (plural chalupas)

  1. A shallop (light boat) from Xochimilco.
  2. A specialty food of south-central Mexico, consisting of a bowl-shaped fried tortilla stuffed with chopped meat, lettuce, cheese, etc.
    • The Tex-Mex–style chalupas I'm most familiar with are built on flat, crisp-fried corn tortillas.2018, Dotty Griffith, The Ultimate Tortilla Press Cookbook, page 116
    • (see title)2021 May 6, Lyda Jones Burnette, “Shrimp Chalupas”, in Country Living Magazine

Proper noun capitalized: Chalupa

Chalupa (plural Chalupas)

  1. A surname.

Forms of chalupa

Noun
pluralchalupas
Proper noun
pluralChalupas

Origin of chalupa

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish chalupa. Doublet of shallop and sloop.

Borrowed either from Czech Chalupa or Polish Chałupa.

Words formed from chalupa

Questions about chalupa

What does chalupa mean?
Chalupa means a shallop (light boat) from Xochimilco.
What part of speech is chalupa?
Chalupa can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce chalupa?
Chalupa is pronounced /t͡ʃəˈluːpə/ (US).
What is the plural of chalupa?
The plural of chalupa is chalupas.

Words near chalupa in the dictionary

  1. chalumeau
  2. chalumeaus
  3. chalumeaux
  4. chalung
  5. chalungs
  6. chalupa
  7. chalupas
  8. chalupita
  9. chalupitas
  10. chalutz
  11. chalutzes

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