chalupa

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Mexican Spanish chalupa. Doublet of shallop and sloop. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˈluːpə/ === Noun === chalupa (plural chalupas) A shallop (light boat) from Xochimilco. A specialty food of south-central Mexico, consisting of a bowl-shaped fried tortilla stuffed with chopped meat, lettuce, cheese, etc. ==== Derived terms ==== drop a chalupa enchalupa quesalupa ==== Related terms ==== chalupita == Czech == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Czech chalupa, from Proto-Slavic *xalupa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈxalupa] === Noun === chalupa f cottage; rural house ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “chalupa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “chalupa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “chalupa”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French chaloupe, likely from Old French eschalope (“shell”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: cha‧lu‧pa === Noun === chalupa f (plural chalupas) sloop (single-masted sailboat) === Adjective === chalupa m or f (plural chalupas) (Portugal) crazy, mad === References === === Further reading === “chalupa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Slovak == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xalupa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xalupa/, [ˈxalupa] Rhymes: -upa Hyphenation: cha‧lu‧pa === Noun === chalupa f (diminutive chalúpka or chalúpočka or chalúpčička, augmentative chalupisko) cottage; rural house ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “chalupa”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French chaloupe, from Old French eschalope (“shell”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈlupa/ [t͡ʃaˈlu.pa] Rhymes: -upa Syllabification: cha‧lu‧pa === Noun === chalupa f (plural chalupas) (nautical) shallop, sloop, launch (a kind of longboat) (Chile) flip-flop, slipper, sandal (Mexico) two-man canoe (Mexico) a chalupa (bowl-shaped fried tortilla stuffed with chopped meat, lettuce, cheese, etc.) (Mexico, slang) fat girl ==== Descendants ==== → English: chalupa ==== Further reading ==== “chalupa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025