mondongo

plural mondongos

1. uncountableusuallyA Latin American soup made from tripe.

   Saturdays and Sundays Cruz offers a pan con lechon (roast pork sandwich) and mondongo (tripe soup).

   2002 August 2, A. LaBan, “Neighborhood Tours”, in Chicago Reader

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   On weekends the cafe is crowded with families, many of whom come for the specials, such as bacalao guisado (codfish stew), mondongo (tripe soup), and, for those craving the flavors of the old country, cuchifrito (fried pig's ears).

   2004 September 10, A. LaBan, Laura Levy Shatkin, Mike Sula, “Critic's Choice”, in Chicago Reader

   With small crosses made from palm fronds pinned to their shirts, the devils sweated and danced into a trancelike state before resting at midday for a meal of mondongo, a soup made with slow-cooked beef tripe and pigs’ feet.

   2007 June 12, Simon Romero, “Venezuela Dances to Devilish Beat to Promote Tourism”, in New York Times