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tripe

tripe

noun TREEP Rare
Food & Drink Meat

Usage Note

Tripe is usually used in the plural, les tripes, to refer to the offal dish made from stomach lining. Ça vient des tripes ('it comes from the gut') is an idiom for something deeply felt or authentic. Les tripes also colloquially means 'guts' in the sense of courage or visceral emotion.

Examples

"Les tripes à la mode de Caen sont un plat normand."

Natural Translation

Tripe Caen-style is a Norman dish.

Literal Translation

Tripes in the Caen style are a Norman dish.

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