chalupa

See also: chałupa, Chalupa, and Chałupa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chalupa.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /tʃəˈluːpə/

Noun

chalupa (plural chalupas)

A specialty food of south-central Mexico, consisting of a bowl-shaped fried tortilla stuffed with chopped meat, lettuce, cheese, etc.

Czech

Etymology

Cognate with Polish chałupa.

Noun

chalupa f

cottage; rural house

Portuguese

Noun

chalupa f (plural chalupas)

(nautical) sloop (single-masted sailboat)

Spanish

Etymology

From French chaloupe, from Dutch sloep.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈlupa/

Noun

chalupa f (plural chalupas)

(nautical) shallop, sloop, launch (a kind of longboat)
(Mexico) two-man canoe
(Mexico) a chalupa (bowl-shaped fried tortilla stuffed with chopped meat, lettuce, cheese, etc.)
(Mexico, slang) fat girl

Further reading

“chalupa” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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