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- noun A thick, hand-rolled maize
tortilla
Etymologies
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Examples
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To me, the pupusa is the barometer of Salvadoran restaurants.
Abi's Restaurant - Review Barbara 2006
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To me, the pupusa is the barometer of Salvadoran restaurants.
Archive 2006-07-01 Barbara 2006
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She had said that a pupusa is a tortilla with cheese inside.
Archive 2005-10-01 2005
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She had said that a pupusa is a tortilla with cheese inside.
I Can Never Eat a Kay-suh-dill-uh Again - Con Sabor Club Tropical 2005
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She has a "pupusa" (corn tortillas stuffed with cheese, beans, and pork, then grilled) stand near the Health Unit of Armenia.
Kiva Loans 2009
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I’m just ig’nant like that, and asked her what each kind of pupusa is.
I Can Never Eat a Kay-suh-dill-uh Again - Con Sabor Club Tropical 2005
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I’m just ig’nant like that, and asked her what each kind of pupusa is.
Archive 2005-10-01 2005
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I popped in today for a two-pupusa lunch (one chicharron con queso and one queso con loroco, each $2.35), plus one glass of agua de jamaica.
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My dining partner ordered a sampler with one pork tamale, one pork, cheese, and jalapeno pupusa, and one pastelito, a fried pastry stuffed with beef, potatoes, carrots and onions.
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On a recent Saturday, Kyle Needham shucked oysters from Nova Scotia, while a Salvadoran immigrant peddled $9 pupusa platters.
Flea Market for Foodies Monica Williams 2011
hernesheir commented on the word pupusa
A hand-made corn flatbread found in various Latin American cuisines. Pupusas are commonly stuffed with a variety of different ingredients. Similar to an arepa.
February 12, 2010