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osso buco

/ˌɑsoʊ ˈbukoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
os-so bu-co
IPA
/ˌɑsoʊ ˈbukoʊ/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɑsoʊ ˈbukoʊ/
  • British English: /ˌɒsəʊ ˈbuːkəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ossobuco (alternative) osso bucco (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce osso buco?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑsoʊ ˈbukoʊ/.
What does osso buco mean?
A northern Italian dish of veal shanks and marrowbones braised in white wine, tomatoes, etc., often served with risotto.
Where does osso buco come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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