Then a little flesh from the tripe of an old cow is served up, but boiled fifteen days before.
Source: tatoeba (7337270)
Tripe
/tɹaɪp/
Synonyms for "tripe" (100 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: rubbish, abatis, abdomen, anus, appendix.
- Sentence evidence is available for tripe, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "tripe".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "tripe"
Keep "tripe" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "tripe" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "tripe", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "tripe" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
Translations
45 translations across 36 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- bumbar noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Arabic
1 entries- كرشة noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Bikol Central
1 entries- rabot noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Bulgarian
1 entries- шкембе noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Burmese
1 entries- ကလီစာ noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Catalan
1 entries- butza noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 肚子 noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Czech
1 entries- dršťky noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Danish
3 entries- bagmave noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
- kallun noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
- løbe noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Dutch
1 entries- pens noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Finnish
1 entries- sisälmykset noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
French
1 entries- tripes noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Galician
1 entries- tripas noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
German
2 entries- Kaldaunen noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
- Kutteln noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Hungarian
1 entries- pacal noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Indonesian
1 entries- babat noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Italian
1 entries- trippa noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Japanese
1 entries- トライプ noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Khmer
1 entries- ពោះគោ noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Korean
1 entries- 양 noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Latin
1 entries- omāsum noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Macedonian
2 entries- чке́мбе noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
- шке́мбе noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Norman
1 entries- tripe noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Persian
2 entries- سیرابی noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
- شکمبه noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Polish
1 entries- flaki noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Portuguese
2 entries- dobrada noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
- tripas noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Romanian
1 entries- burtă noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Russian
1 entries- рубе́ц noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- fileki noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
- tripice noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Spanish
3 entries- menudos noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
- mondongo noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
- tripa noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Swedish
1 entries- komage noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Thai
1 entries- ผ้าขี้ริ้ว noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Turkish
1 entries- işkembe noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Ukrainian
1 entries- рубе́ць noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Vietnamese
1 entries- dạ dày noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Yoruba
1 entries- ṣàkì noun (stomach lining of animal for food)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Tripe!
Source: tatoeba (10640465)
Do you really expect me to swallow this tripe?
Source: tatoeba (10641136)
It's a bunch of tripe.
Source: tatoeba (10641138)
Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "tripe"?
Closest matches include rubbish, abatis, abdomen, anus, appendix.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "tripe"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.