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plural chalupas
A shallop (light boat) from Xochimilco. examples
A specialty food of south-central Mexico, consisting of a bowl-shaped fried tortilla stuffed with chopped meat, lettuce, cheese, etc. quotations examples
The Tex-Mex–style chalupas I'm most familiar with are built on flat, crisp-fried corn tortillas.
2018, Dotty Griffith, The Ultimate Tortilla Press Cookbook, page 116
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2021 May 6, Lyda Jones Burnette, “Shrimp Chalupas”, in Country Living Magazine
The tortillas for the chalupas are cooked in pork lard on a charcoal-fired comal, and they get doused with salsa, shredded pork, and onions.
2021 December 6, Hannah Albertine, Nikko Duren, Carlo Mantuano, “NYC’s Best New Dishes Of 2021”, in The Infatuation