Meaning
tripe, belly
- edible lining of the stomach of a ruminant animal
- belly or paunch (colloquial, often plural)
In a sentence
Non a tutti piace la trippa a causa della sua consistenza particolare.
Not everyone likes tripe because of its unusual texture.
Mio nonno prepara una deliziosa trippa al sugo con la mentuccia.
My grandfather prepares a delicious tripe in tomato sauce with mint.
Hai mai assaggiato la trippa cucinata secondo la ricetta tradizionale?
Have you ever tasted tripe cooked according to the traditional recipe?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| trippa | feminine · singular |
| trippe | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- A staple ingredient in traditional Italian regional cuisines (e.g., trippa alla romana).
- The idiom 'non c'è trippa per gatti' means 'there's no chance' or 'nothing doing'.