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; see shallop, sloop

Example Sentences

He could read the Taco Bell menu — chalupa su-preme — and convince you that it’s a lyrical wonder.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024

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 • Aug. 16, 2023

"When I look at compliance, it's like a taco, wrapped in a burrito, wrapped in a chalupa," said an executive at a business jet manufacturer, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

From Reuters • Mar. 17, 2022

What would a dead person want with a Taco Bell chalupa?

From Slate • May 6, 2020

That said, only the middle chalupa will contain both sauces, while those on either end will just contain one or the other.

From Fox News • Mar. 3, 2019