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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "reh" (as in "red") + "PEH" (as in "pet") + "rah" (as in "rapper")/

Meaning

A spot or stand where arepas are made and sold with all kinds of delicious fillings. Areperas are the gastronomic heart of Venezuela and parts of Colombia, open at all hours.

Examples

We had breakfast at the arepera on the corner, they make them with queso de mano.

The arepera closes at 3 AM for the after-party crowd.

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Regional synonyms

In classic Argentine lunfardo, a woman who works as a street prostitute. The word is closely tied to tango culture and the popular poetry of the Rio de la Plata in the 20th century, where the yira became an enduring literary figure: solitary, walking the night, waiting for someone to stop.