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arepa

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English

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A Venezuelan arepa

Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish arepa.

Noun

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arepa (plural arepas)

  1. A type of cornbread originating from the northern Andes and resembling a tortilla.
    • 2009 January 25, Kris Ensminger, “On the Cheap”, in New York Times[1]:
      The menu darts among Latin American cuisines like arepas, empanadas (a duo) and [] a gigantic Peruvian-style rotisserie chicken.

Usage notes

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

Translations

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Kari'na

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Etymology

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Compare Trió arepa, erepa, ërepa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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arepa (possessed erepary)

  1. cassava, cassava bread
  2. food in general

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[2], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 239
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “arepa”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 99; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[3], Paris, 1956, page 100

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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arepa f (plural arepas)

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

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Cumanagoto erepa (corn).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈɾepa/ [aˈɾe.pa]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -epa
  • Syllabification: a‧re‧pa

Noun

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arepa f (plural arepas)

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

Derived terms

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