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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "beh" (as in "bed") + "YOHN" (as in "yoke") + "KRYOH" + "yoh" (as in "yoke")/

Meaning

Venezuela's national dish: black beans, white rice, shredded beef, and fried sweet plantains all on one plate. The culinary flag of the country, eaten at any hour and deeply tied to Venezuelan identity. Add a fried egg on top and it becomes the perfect meal.

Examples

Pabellón criollo con huevo frito arriba es el desayuno perfecto.

Pabellon criollo with a fried egg on top is the perfect breakfast.

No hay nada más venezolano que comerse un pabellón completo.

There is nothing more Venezuelan than sitting down to a full pabellon.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Venezuela
Pabellón

In Mexican street slang, a trusted person who hides stolen goods or dirty money in a secret stash (a "clavo"). He is the one who guards the loot until it gets divided up.