What Chalupa means
Chalupa is a Mexican antojito name of Spanish origin meaning "little boat". It comes from Spanish chalupa (small boat, sloop). It is pronounced chah-LOO-pah, and it is most associated with Puebla.
Named for the shape, a small canoe-like oval of masa with raised sides. The Spanish word itself came from French chaloupe.
This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: Antojito means "little craving". These are the masa-based street foods named for their shape more often than their filling: a sope is a small mound, a huarache is a sandal, a gordita is a fat little one, a tlacoyo is an oval patty.
