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chalupa¹

  • /t͡ʃəˈluːpə/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish chalupa. Doublet of chaloupe, escallop, escalope, scallop, shallop, and sloop.

noun 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.

Chalupa²

Where it comes from

Borrowed either from Czech Chalupa or Polish Chałupa.

proper noun Chalupas

  1. A surname.

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"chalupa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chalupa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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chalupa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chalupa

Chicago

"chalupa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chalupa.

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@misc{chalupa_2026,
  title = {chalupa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chalupa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}