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menudo

[ muh-noo-doh; Spanish me-noo-th aw ]
/ məˈnu doʊ; Spanish mɛˈnu ðɔ /

noun

a spicy Mexican soup made with tripe, onions, tomatoes, chilies, and hominy.

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Origin of menudo

< Mexican Spanish; compare Spanish menudos giblets, innards, noun use of menudo small, insignificant < Latin minūtus; see minute2, menu

Words nearby menudo

mentotransverse position, mentum, menu, menu bar, menu-driven, menudo, menuhin, menzies, menéndez de avilés, meo, meow
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