oʊˈbu Origin:
1930–35; < Italian (Tuscan rendering of Milanese dial. òss bus), equivalent to osso bone (< Latin ossum, by-form of os, stem oss-) + buco hole, cavity, variant of buca (probably < Vulgar Latin *būca, by-form of Latin bucca mouth)
1930–35; < Italian (Tuscan rendering of Milanese dial. òss bus), equivalent to osso bone (< Latin ossum, by-form of os, stem oss-) + buco hole, cavity, variant of buca (probably < Vulgar Latin *būca, by-form of Latin bucca mouth)
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