chalupa
noun [ C ] /tʃəˈluː.pə/ /tʃəˈluː.pə/
（墨西哥）船形玉米粉饼
a Mexican dish consisting of thin maize bread made into a boat shape, which is fried then filled with meat, vegetables, cheese, and salsa (= spicy sauce)
The meal includes a beef burrito, beef enchilada, bean chalupa and a beef taco. 这顿饭吃了牛肉玉米粉卷饼、辣牛肉馅卷饼、豆子馅船形玉米粉饼和牛肉煎玉米卷。
Real chalupas are made from tortilla dough. 正宗的船形玉米粉饼是用做玉米粉圆饼的面团做成的。
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- At a communal table, people gather over chalupas, tacos and quesadillas.
- The menu featured nachos, chalupas, and pepper steak.
- You can have chalupa beef or chicken.
- He gets two cheese enchiladas, a bean and cheese chalupa, a beef taco, guacamole, rice and beans.
- Fifteen years ago, few people north of San Antonio had heard of burritos, fajitas, flautas, or chalupas.