chalupa


cha·lu·pa

C5238250 (chə-lo͞o′pə)n. A fried, boat-shaped tortilla filled with various ingredients, such as ground beef or pork, cheese, diced vegetables, and seasonings.
[Mexican Spanish chalupa, small boat, chalupa, from Spanish, small two-masted boat, from French chaloupe, shallop, longboat, from Middle French; see shallop.]

chalupa

(tʃəˈluːpə) na small narrow boat similar to a gondola, steered using either oars or a pole, used in the south of Mexico