0 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):
At a communal table, people gather over chalupas, tacos and quesadillas.
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.
