trippa

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.

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

trippa f (plural trippe)

1. tripe (food)

   Synonym: busecca (regional)

2. (informal, humorous) paunch, belly

• trippe

• IPA^(key): /²trɪpːɑ/

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

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.

• “trippa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.