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.
    • 2009 January 25, Kris Ensminger, “On the Cheap”, in New York Times:
      The menu darts among Latin American cuisines like arepas, empanadas (a duo) and [] a gigantic Peruvian-style rotisserie chicken.

Usage notes

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

Translations

Further reading

Anagrams

Kari'na

Etymology

Compare Trió arepa, erepa, ërepa.

Pronunciation

  • (Venezuela, West Suriname) IPA(key): [aɺ̢eːpa]
  • (East Suriname) IPA(key): [aɺ̢eʔpa]

Noun

arepa (possessed erepary)

  1. cassava, cassava bread
  2. food in general

References

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, 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, Paris, 1956, page 100

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɾe.pɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɾe.pa/

Noun

arepa f (plural arepas)

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Cumanagoto erepa (corn).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

arepa f (plural arepas)

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

Derived terms

Further reading

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