different between chimichanga vs chalupa

English

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish chimichanga (“trinket, thingamajig”), but the original sense is disputed and obscure. See chimichanga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??mi?t?æ???/, /t?imi?t?a??a/

Noun

chimichanga (plural chimichangas)

1. (US) A deep-fried wet burrito

Translations

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??imi?t??an?a/, [t??i.mi?t??ã?.?a]

Noun

chimichanga f (plural chimichangas)

1. chimichanga

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish chalupa. Doublet of shallop.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /t???lu?p?/

Noun

chalupa (plural chalupas)

1. A shallop from Xochimilco.
2. A specialty food of south-central Mexico, consisting of a bowl-shaped fried tortilla stuffed with chopped meat, lettuce, cheese, etc.

Derived terms

• quesalupa

Czech

Etymology

Cognate with Polish cha?upa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?xalupa]

Noun

chalupa f

1. cottage; rural house

Further reading

• chalupa in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• chalupa in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Portuguese

Noun

chalupa f (plural chalupas)

1. (nautical) sloop (single-masted sailboat)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French chaloupe, possibly from Dutch sloep.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??a?lupa/, [t??a?lu.pa]

Noun

chalupa f (plural chalupas)

1. (nautical) shallop, sloop, launch (a kind of longboat)
2. (Chile) flip-flop, slipper, sandal
3. (Mexico) two-man canoe
4. (Mexico) a chalupa (bowl-shaped fried tortilla stuffed with chopped meat, lettuce, cheese, etc.)
5. (Mexico, slang) fat girl

Descendants

• ? English: chalupa

Further reading

• “chalupa” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.