chalupa
/t͡ʃəˈluːpə/noun
chalupa is spelled C-H-A-L-U-P-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chalupa means “A shallop (light boat) from Xochimilco” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chalupa is chalupas.
How many letters and syllables are in chalupa?
| Letters | 7: C-H-A-L-U-P-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chalupa?
Chalupa appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce chalupa?
- US /t͡ʃəˈluːpə/
Chalupa has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-chalupa.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chalupa
- chalupas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chalupa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A shallop (light boat) from Xochimilco.
- 2
A specialty food of south-central Mexico, consisting of a bowl-shaped fried tortilla stuffed with chopped meat, lettuce, cheese, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chalupa come from?
Borrowed from Mexican Spanish chalupa. Doublet of shallop and sloop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).