chalupa

See also: chałupa, Chalupa, and Chałupa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish chalupa. Doublet of shallop.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

chalupa (plural chalupas)

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

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Czech

Etymology

Cognate with Polish chałupa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxalupa]

Noun

chalupa f

1. cottage; rural house

Further reading

• chalupa in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• chalupa in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Portuguese

Noun

chalupa f (plural chalupas)

1. (nautical) sloop (single-masted sailboat)

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French chaloupe, possibly from Dutch sloep.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈlupa/

Noun

chalupa f (plural chalupas)

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

Descendants

• → English: chalupa

Further reading

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