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ossobuco

[ os-oh-boo-koh, oh-soh-; Italian aws-saw-boo-kaw ]

noun

, Italian Cooking.
, plural os·si·bu·chi [os, -ee-, boo, -kee, oh, -see-, aws, -see-, boo, -kee].
  1. a dish of sliced veal shanks, typically prepared with olive oil, wine, seasonings, tomatoes, etc., and served with rice or other vegetables.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ossobuco1

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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