French word

tripe

Pronunciation

IPA/tʁip/

Meaning

  • feminine nountripe

Example

J'achète des tripes au marché.

I buy tripe at the market.

Illustration for tripe (tripe)

More examples

Je n'aime pas l'odeur des tripes.

I don't like the smell of tripe.

Core concept

Cooked animal entrails served as a substantial food.

Common phrases

  • manger des tripes

    eat tripe

  • un plat de tripes

    a tripe dish

Similar words

abats: A general term for edible internal organs such as liver and kidneys.
entrailles: Animal intestines or other internal organs used as a cooking ingredient.
foie: The liver of an animal, eaten grilled or made into other foods.

Definition in French

Ensemble des entrailles comestibles d'un animal, principalement utilisées en cuisine; on parle souvent de « tripes » pour les préparations culinaires.

Word origin

The French noun tripe descends from Old French tripe, from Late Latin trippa for animal entrails.

Usage tips

  • The culinary noun is feminine, and the dish is commonly referred to in the plural as des tripes.

Other meanings

  • entrailsnoun

Related words

  • tripiertripe sellernoun
  • triperietripe shopnoun

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