ossobuco
[ os-oh-boo-koh, oh-soh-; Italian aws-saw-boo-kaw ]
/ ˈɒs oʊˈbu koʊ, ˈoʊ soʊ-; Italian ˈɔs sɔˈbu kɔ /
noun, plural os·si·bu·chi [os-ee-boo-kee, oh-see-; Italian aws-see-boo-kee] /ˈɒs iˈbu ki, ˈoʊ si-; Italian ˈɔs siˈbu ki/. Italian Cookery.
a dish of sliced veal shanks, typically prepared with olive oil, wine, seasonings, tomatoes, etc., and served with rice or other vegetables.
Origin of ossobuco
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)