Spanish word

tripa

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈtɾipa/

Meaning

  • feminine nouninnards

Example

Después de la carrera, me dolía la tripa.

After the race, my innards hurt.

Illustration for tripa (innards)

More examples

Después del viaje en barco, me revolvió la tripa.

After the boat trip, I had an upset stomach.

Core concept

A coil of intestines in the belly.

Common phrases

  • tener la tripa revuelta

    have an upset stomach

  • masajear la tripa

    massage the belly

Similar words

barriga: Soft external belly or paunch that shows beneath clothing, the everyday visible midsection.
vientre: Interior midsection or abdominal cavity, expressed with a more formal or neutral tone.
estómago: Stomach organ that receives food and begins digestion through churning and acids.
abdomen: Abdominal region between chest and pelvis, commonly used in medical or formal contexts.

Definition in Spanish

Alude al vientre o a los intestinos y que además aparece en expresiones figuradas relacionadas con las entrañas.

Word origin

Derived from Vulgar Latin trippa via Italian and cognate with English tripe, it bears the sense 'entrails' and in Spanish develops into a colloquial word for the belly and figurative guts.

Usage tips

  • The idiom 'de tripas, corazón' uses tripa to mean summoning courage, so the word often appears in brave or joking expressions rather than technical speech.

Other meanings

  • intestinenoun
  • abdomennoun

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