Corn cake (Colombia) in Spanish
Corn cake (Colombia) in Spanish is arepa (ah-REH-pah). It's feminine: la arepa.
- Spanish
- la arepa
- Say it
- lah ah-REH-pah
- Gender
- Feminine: la arepa
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Colombian food and drink vocabulary
The other words in step 3 of Colombian Spanish Words.
- el tintoblack coffee (Colombia) · el TEEN-toh
- el pandebonoColombian cheese bread · el pahn-deh-BOH-noh
- la almojábanacheese-and-corn bread roll · lah ahl-moh-HAH-bah-nah
- el ajiacoColombian chicken-and-potato soup · el ah-HYAH-koh
- el sancochohearty meat-and-root-vegetable soup · el sahn-KOH-choh
- el patacónfried flattened plantain · el pah-tah-KOHN
- el mecatosnack food / sweets (Colombia) · el meh-KAH-toh
- el lulolulo fruit · el LOO-loh
- la panelaunrefined cane sugar block · lah pah-NEH-lah
Questions about arepa
How do you say corn cake (Colombia) in Spanish?
Corn cake (Colombia) in Spanish is la arepa.
How do you pronounce arepa?
Say it ah-REH-pah. The syllable in capitals is stressed: REH. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is arepa masculine or feminine in Spanish?
arepa is feminine, so it takes la: la arepa.
What does arepa mean in English?
In English, la arepa means corn cake (Colombia).
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