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osso buco

UK/ˌɒsəʊ ˈbuːkəʊ//ˌɑsoʊ ˈbukoʊ/

osso buco noun: a northern Italian dish of veal shanks and marrowbones braised in white wine, tomatoes, etc., often served with risotto.

Noun

osso buco (uncountable)

  1. A northern Italian dish of veal shanks and marrowbones braised in white wine, tomatoes, etc., often served with risotto.

osso buco meaning in Arabic

osso buco in Arabic

Italian meat dish
أُوسُّو بُوكُو ʔosso būko

Forms of osso buco

alternative formossobuco
alternative formosso bucco

Origin of osso buco

From Italian ossobuco (a compound of osso (“bone”) + buco (“hole”, or as an adjective, “hollow”)).

Questions about osso buco

What does osso buco mean?
Osso buco means a northern Italian dish of veal shanks and marrowbones braised in white wine, tomatoes, etc., often served with risotto.
What is osso buco in Arabic?
Osso buco in Arabic is أُوسُّو بُوكُو (ʔosso būko). See Osso buco meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is osso buco?
Osso buco is a noun.
How do you pronounce osso buco?
Osso buco is pronounced /ˌɒsəʊ ˈbuːkəʊ/ (UK).

Words near osso buco in the dictionary

  1. ossiphagy
  2. ossivorous
  3. Ossman
  4. Ossmans
  5. osso bucco
  6. osso buco
  7. ossobuco
  8. Ossoff
  9. Ossoffs
  10. ossom
  11. Ossonoba

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