How to pronounce “chalupa”

Hear how “chalupa (fried masa boat)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

chalupachah-LOO-pah

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Breakdown

Meaning	fried masa boat
Syllables	cha · lu · pa (3)
Stress	Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: LU.
IPA	/tʃa.ˈlu.pa/

Keep every vowel short and pure: a = "ah", e = "eh", i = "ee", o = "oh", u = "oo". No gliding.

Las chalupas de Puebla son pequeñas.Chalupas from Puebla are small.

Pedí tres chalupas con salsa.I ordered three chalupas with salsa.