chalupita

English

Etymology

From Spanish chalupita.

Noun

chalupita (plural chalupitas)

1. A bite-sized chalupa.
   • 1989, H[arvey] Russell Bernard, Jesús Salinas Pedraza, Native Ethnography: A Mexican Indian Describes His Culture, Newbury Park, Calif.: SAGE Publications, Inc., →ISBN, page 609:

     In 1962, when I first started working in Ixmiquilpan, tamalitos were three for a peso, as were chalupitas and other tortilla- and maize-based snacks sold by street vendors.

   • 1998, Jane Butel, Jane Butel’s Quick and Easy Southwestern Cookbook, New York, N.Y.: Harmony Books, →ISBN, page 237:

     The day before, prepare the tortillas for the chalupitas and the quesos.

   • 2004, the Panera Bread Team, The Panera Bread Cookbook: Breadmaking Essentials and Recipes from America’s Favorite Bakery-Cafe, New York, N.Y.: Clarkson Potter/Publishers, Crown Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 175:

     The work is difficult and long, but the reward is the incredible tortilla: an essential piece of many traditional Mexican dishes such as tacos, quesadillas, gorditas, chalupitas, and chilaquiles.