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chalupa

[ chuh-loo-puh; Spanish chah-loo-pah ]

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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Origin of chalupa1

1890–95, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish; Spanish: boat, launch < French chaloupe; shallop, sloop
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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.

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He hosted pop-ups that featured burgers, burritos, chalupas, nachos and breakfast sandwiches, sometimes even collaborating with other chefs on specialty items.

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In Queens, vendors had turned Corona Plaza into what resembled an open-air market in Mexico, drawing people from the neighborhood and beyond with stalls that sold everything from sizzling chalupas to embroidered sneakers.

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The chalupa is then filled with lettuce, cheddar cheese, diced tomatoes and avocado ranch sauce.

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“This Ukraine scandal is moving faster than a chalupa through a goose,” Colbert said as he pivoted focus to Trump’s inner circle of advisers.

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