arepa

[ uh-rey-puh; Spanish ah-re-pah ]
/ əˈreɪ pə; Spanish ɑˈrɛ pɑ /

noun

a corn pancake, sometimes sweetened, used in Colombian and Venezuelan cookery.

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Origin of arepa

First recorded in 1920–25, arepa is from the Carib word arepa, erepa corn, cornmeal, cornmeal cake

Words nearby arepa

areole, areology, areopagite, areopagus, areostyle, arepa, arequipa, ares, arete, arethusa, aretino
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