: a usually grilled cornmeal cake served in Latin American cuisine
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The result is distantly reminiscent of an arepa, in its texture, and of cornbread, in its sweetness.—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025 Silva said there will be ample varieties of empanadas and arepas.—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2025 Signature dishes include corn and yucca arepas filled with local cheese and guacamole, and tortillas wrapped in hoja santa leaves topped with mole sauce.—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025 Stores at gas stations sell flour and white cheese used to make arepas and T-shirts and hats with the yellow, blue and red stripes of the Venezuelan flag.—Gisela Salomon, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for arepa
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Etymology
American Spanish, probably from Cumaná (Cariban language of the Venezuela coast) erepa corn, cornmeal cake, or from a cognate Cariban form
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