menudo

noun

me·​nu·​do mə-ˈnü-dō How to pronounce menudo (audio)
me-ˈnü-t͟hō
plural menudos
: a tripe stew seasoned with chili peppers

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Read in English Post El debate en curso sobre la IAD a menudo enmarca la práctica como fundamentalmente defectuosa o totalmente innecesaria. Stephanie Creary, Harvard Business Review, 23 Apr. 2025 As the San Lorenzo service closes, Ney Ortega mingles near vendors selling homemade Ecuadorian menudo stew to those leaving the church. Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2025 Where Mexican menudo uses hominy, or nixtamalized corn, callos sometimes includes chickpeas and is more of a stew than a soup. Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025 The decor is over-the-top and colorful—the mural American Dream portraying 100 influential Hispanic men and women graces the main dining room—and the menu revolves around comforting Tex-Mex and Mexican staples such as cheezy enchiladas and menudo, a spicy tripe stew. Katie Chang, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for menudo

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish, from Spanish menudos innards, giblets

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of menudo was in 1904

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“Menudo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/menudo. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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