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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "CHAH" (as in "chat") + "pahs" (as in "park")/

Meaning

A thick, sweet corn cake made from freshly ground corn, one of Venezuela's most beloved foods. Served hot off a griddle and typically filled with queso de mano or queso blanco, cachapas are a staple breakfast and snack at roadside stands and restaurants across the country. Think of them as a sweeter, softer version of a corn tortilla turned into a sandwich.

Examples

Compraron cachapas calientes en el puesto de la carretera.

They bought hot cachapas from the roadside stand.

En esa feria las cachapas con queso de mano se agotaron en la primera hora.

At that food fair the cachapas with queso de mano sold out within the first hour.

Regional synonyms

A woman who acts excessively fancy, elegant, and high class in a way that feels fake or forced. In Colombian slang, a fufurufa is someone who tries hard to appear wealthy and sophisticated at all costs, looking down on anything she considers beneath her, even when the act is not convincing.