tripe
pronunciation
How to pronounce tripe in British English:
UK [traɪp]
How to pronounce tripe in American English:
US [traɪp]
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- Noun:
- lining of the stomach of a ruminant (especially a bovine) used as food
- nonsensical talk or writing
Word Origin
- tripe (n.)
- c. 1300, from Old French tripe "guts, intestines, entrails used as food" (13c.), of unknown origin, perhaps via Spanish tripa from Arabic therb "suet" [Klein, Barnhart]. Applied contemptuously to persons (1590s), then to anything considered worthless, foolish, or offensive (1892).
Example
- 1. How can a simmering tureen of tripe stock look so evil , yet smell so good ?
- 2. Whether he likes chicken enchiladas or tripe stew look up a recipe online and give it a whirl .
- 3. Tourists , hiding from the sun under red coca-cola umbrellas , pick at plates of tripe or chicken curry as the voices of costumed tribal singers drift across a patio .
- 4. We sat down to filmy glasses of beer and a clear , unmarked bottle of grain alcohol , and saucers of peppers and tripe , tofu soup , noodles , and fish stew .
- 5. Any talk of cutting out waste in italian cooking inevitably revolves around making better use of the lesser known parts of animals including offal , which was a peasant staple for centuries , notably in rome where prime cuts were reserved for the rich , leaving tripe as the city 's signature dish .