tripe
See also: tripé
English
Etymology
From Middle English tripe, from Old French tripe (“entrails”), of uncertain origin; possibly borrowed from Spanish tripa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɹaɪp/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪp
Noun
tripe (usually uncountable, plural tripes)
- The lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food.
- The entrails; hence, humorously or in contempt, the belly; -- generally used in the plural.
- (chiefly plural) Something disparaged as valueless, especially written works and popular entertainment (movies, television).
Translations
stomach lining of animal for food
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entrails
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something valueless
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See also
- (food): chitterlings
French
Etymology
From Old French tripe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʁip/
Further reading
- “tripe” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French tripe; further etymology is uncertain (compare Italian trippa, Spanish tripa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtriːp(ə)/
References
- “trīpe (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-12.
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