arepa
English
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A Venezuelan arepa
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish arepa.
Noun
arepa (plural arepas)
- A type of cornbread originating from the northern Andes and resembling a tortilla.
- 2009, January 25, “Kris Ensminger”, in On the Cheap:
- The menu darts among Latin American cuisines like arepas, empanadas (a duo) and […] a gigantic Peruvian-style rotisserie chicken.
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Usage notes
- Often written in italics (arepa) or pronounced as a Spanish word.
Translations
type of corn bread from the northern Andes
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Further reading
arepa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- ARPA-E
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɾe.pɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɾe.pa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈɾe.pɐ/
Noun
arepa f (plural arepas)
- arepa (type of corn bread from the northern Andes)
Spanish
Etymology
From Cumanagoto erepa (“corn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɾepa/ [aˈɾe.pa]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -epa
- Syllabification: a‧re‧pa
Noun
arepa f (plural arepas)
- a pancake made out of cornmeal and often filled with meat
Derived terms
- arepa de choclo
- arepita
Further reading
- “arepa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014