Glossary

What does this word or

expression mean?

BoundaryAn imaginary line that separates one place from another.

[veal prepared in the Eastern Plains style]: See definition of “mamona”.

Carne a la llanera

Starch found in the roots (tubers) of the plant. Cassava is usually eaten in typical dishes from Colombian regions.

Cassava

Popular not alcoholic beverage prepared with rice, cow milk, condensed milk, evaporated milk, water, cinnamon, sugar, vanilla essence, almond essence and salt, which comes from Eastern Plains of Colombia and Venezuela.

Chicha de arroz (rice drink)

Working made properly with hands. Craft

Cultivated or harvested plants which grown as food.

Crop

In Colombia, administrative subdivision of the sovereign state.

Department

A low hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.

Foothill

Sacrificed calf to be eaten generally roasted.  Roasted veal.

Mamona

[veal prepared in the Eastern Plains style]: See definition of

“mamona”.

Ternera a la Llanera

Legendary character from Costa Rica and Panama who is described as a female ghost that wears a tule hat (hat shaped like a banana) whose breasts are puffy and erect, squirting milk. This ghost usually turns into a wandering monster.   

Tulevieja or

Tulivieja

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