arepa
Noun
Meaning
arepa (plural arepas)
A type of cornbread originating from the northern Andes and resembling a tortilla.
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Examples
Cassava chips, fried plantain and avocado were stuffed inside maize dough, known as arepa, drizzled with garlic sauce and vegan feta.
In Colombia and Venezuela, one might spoon a dollop of the condiment on an arepa, and in Costa Rica, one might eat it with a pejibaye, a peach-palm fruit.
To Vincent, a self-described picky eater, the chicken and chorizo arepa that she received tasted amazing, and was a welcome gift after the wait at the polls.
Roosevelt Avenue, the vital commercial artery that normally bustles with taquerias, arepa stands, threading salons and shops selling newspapers in dozens of languages, has all but shut down.