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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "rah" (as in "rapper") + "OH" (as in "oh") + "tahs" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

Black beans, the cornerstone of Venezuelan cooking. Without caraotas there is no pabellón criollo, the national dish. They are slow-cooked and often seasoned with papelón (raw cane sugar), giving them a slightly sweet, creamy finish. The ingredient that tells you that you are home.

Examples

Make some caraotas for lunch, I have been craving pabellón all week.

My mom's caraotas have papelón in them, a little sweet and absolutely impossible to resist.

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Regional synonyms

To be nearby, in the area, or available. In Argentina and Uruguay, "estar en la vuelta" means you haven't gone far and can show up at any moment. It's a casual way to say you're around and reachable.