arepa

English

A Venezuelan arepa

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish arepa.

Noun

arepa (plural arepas)

1. A type of cornbread originating from the northern Andes and resembling a tortilla.

Usage notes

• Often written in italics (arepa) or pronounced as a Spanish word.

Translations

type of corn bread from the northern Andes

• Portuguese: arepa (pt) f
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See also

• arepa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Portuguese

Noun

arepa f (plural arepas)

1. arepa (type of corn bread from the northern Andes)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Cumanagoto erepa (“corn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɾepa/ [aˈɾe.pa]

• Audio:

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Noun

arepa f (plural arepas)

1. A pancake made out of cornmeal and often filled with meat.

Derived terms

• arepita

Further reading

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