Spanish word menudo comes from Proto-Indo-European *mī-, and later Latin minutus (Petty, mediocre, commonplace. Small, little.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *mī- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *mi-nu | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| minuere | Latin (lat) | |
| minutus | Latin (lat) | Petty, mediocre, commonplace. Small, little. |
| menudo | Spanish (es) | (Mexico, cooking) a traditional Mexican spicy soup made with tripe. (Mexico, cooking) tripes (used as food) Insignificant. Small, tiny. What a (intensifier, followed by a noun). |