: a usually grilled cornmeal cake served in Latin American cuisine
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Elsewhere on the sizzle-and-flip spectrum, there’s the highly adaptable Venezuelan arepa.—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025 Venezuelan restaurants selling empanadas and arepas opened in the same plaza as a Mexican supermarket that offers tacos and enchiladas.—Gisela Salomon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025 Empanadas, arepas, skewers, tacos, Peruvian takes on sushi and sashimi and more flavors from up and down the Americas are anticipated at Cimera, the newest restaurant at the hotel, located at 3330 Brighton Blvd.—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2025 According to Charlotte Food Trucks, there are more than 200 food trucks selling everything from arepas and chaat to hot Nashville chicken and tonkatsu sandwiches to hungry folks in the Charlotte area.—Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 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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