English

Noun

mondongo ‎(usually uncountable, plural mondongos)

1. a Latin American soup made from tripe
   • 2007 June 12, Simon Romero, “Venezuela Dances to Devilish Beat to Promote Tourism”, in New York Times:

     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.

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

     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).

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

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

Spanish

Noun

mondongo m ‎(plural mondongos)

1. tripe
2. tripes and paunch (used as food)

Synonyms

• (paunch): panza
• (tripes): tripas, intestino
• (tripes as food): tripas, menudos, chunchules, callos