arepa

[ uh-rey-puh; Spanish ah-re-pah ]

noun

1. a Columbian or Venezuelan cornmeal cake, sometimes stuffed with savory fillings.

Word History and Origins

Origin of arepa¹

First recorded in 1920–25; from Carib arepa, erepa “corn, cornmeal, cornmeal cake”

Example Sentences

On a recent weekday morning, he sold coffee and arepas to fellow delivery workers from Venezuela and Colombia outside a Chick-fil-A across the road from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center arena.

From Seattle Times

Other New Yorkers have opened their kitchens so migrant women could make arepas to sell.

From Seattle Times

Conversely, are there some more complicated recipes that arepa aficionados might enjoy working on?

From Salon

A double unit with kitchen items, including an arepa maker.

From Los Angeles Times

“As adults, we can last all day even with just an arepa, but with those kids, how do you tell a child there’s no food?”

From Washington Times