/cheuh looh"peuh/ ; Sp. /chah looh"pah/ , n. , pl. chalupas /-peuhz/ ; Sp. /-pahs/ . Mexican Cookery.
a fried tortilla spread with bean paste or ground cooked meat and topped with shredded cheese, lettuce, chopped tomato, and often hot sauce.
[ 1890-95, Amer.; chaloupe; see SHALLOP, SLOOP ]