menudo

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/mɪˈnuːdəʊ/

noun

A traditional Mexican soup made with tripe and chili peppers.

OriginSpanish menudo →
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Meanings

nounmenudo (countable and uncountable, plural menudos)

plural menudos

  1. countableuncountableA traditional Mexican soup made with tripe and chili peppers.
  2. countableuncountableA traditional stew from the Philippines, made with sliced pork and calf's liver in tomato sauce.

Origin

  1. Spanishmenudo
  2. Englishmenudo

Borrowed from Spanish menudo. Doublet of minute and menu.

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APA

menudo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/menudo

MLA

“menudo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/menudo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “menudo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/menudo.

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