majarete

Spanish

Alternative forms

• manjarete (Venezuela)

Etymology

From manjarete, diminutive of manjar (“delicacy”).

Noun

majarete m (plural majaretes)

1. (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Panama, Venezuela) A type of sweet corn pudding made with milk, sugar, and fresh corn, cornmeal or cornstarch.
2. (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico) disorder, mess

   Synonyms: desorden, confusión

3. (Dominican Republic) procedure (official requirement to obtain something)

Derived terms

• majaretear

Further reading

• “majarete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• “majarete” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.