majarete

• manjarete (Venezuela)

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

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)

• “majarete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
• “majarete” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010