trippa

Italian

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly from Arabic تَرْب (tarb, “bowels”), or from a Celtic root connected with Old Irish tarpán (“bunch of grapes”). Compare Spanish tripa and Portuguese tripa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrip.pa/, [ˈt̪ripːä]
• Hyphenation: trìp‧pa

Noun

trippa f (plural trippe)

1. tripe (food)

   Synonym: (regional) busecca

2. (informal, humorous) paunch, belly

Derived terms

• non c'è trippa per gatti
• strippare
• strippata
• strippone
• trippaio
• trippato
• tripperia
• trippettino
• trippino
• trippone

 

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• trippe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²trɪpːɑ/

Verb

trippa (present tense trippar, past tense trippa, past participle trippa, passive infinitive trippast, present participle trippande, imperative trippa/tripp)

1. to walk with short, light footsteps
   • 1878, John Lie, "Vaarsaang":

     Naa trippar Erla i Toni gla, Aa Rei seg byggjer av Straa og Bla.

     Now the wagtail walks with happy sound, building its nest of straw and leaf.

References

• “trippa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.