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

Examples of menudo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The menu includes fresh ingredients in the menudo, asada fries, chile relleno burger, flautas and more. Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023 The restaurant prides itself for its homemade menudo recipe, but also offers chilaquiles, gorditas, birria and other Mexican antojitos. Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023 After squeezing a whole lime into his menudo and dressing it up with cilantro y cebolla, Dad From Houston—his nickname—enjoyed every single spoonful of hot, tender menudo. Marco Torres, Chron, 18 Aug. 2022 Making menudo is a laborious endeavor that starts early in the morning before founder Ricardo Morales and his family’s 8 a.m. service. Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2023 The restaurant is best known for its menudo and pozole soup, tamales and most of all the friendly and welcoming customer service. Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2023 El Guero’s menudo is a delicacy — a miracle to the bleary-eyed crowd. Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2023 Was that his menudo popping up in Milwaukie? oregonlive, 19 Dec. 2022 These two steps alone will lead to a menudo with a more appealing scent. Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2022

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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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Cite this Entry

“Menudo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/menudo. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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