arepa
English
Etymology
Noun
arepa (plural arepas)
- 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
- Often written in italics (arepa) or pronounced as a Spanish word.
Translations
Further reading
Anagrams
Kari'na
Etymology
Compare Trió arepa, erepa, ërepa.
Pronunciation
Noun
arepa (possessed erepary)
References
- 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
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
Borrowed from Cumanagoto erepa (“corn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɾepa/ [aˈɾe.pa]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -epa
- Syllabification: a‧re‧pa
Noun
arepa f (plural arepas)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “arepa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024