osso buco

noun

os·​so bu·​co ˌō-sō-ˈbü-(ˌ)kō How to pronounce osso buco (audio)
ˌȯ-sō-
variants or less commonly osso bucco
: a dish of veal shanks braised with vegetables, white wine, and seasoned stock

Examples of osso buco in a Sentence

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The $49 dinner with steak Oscar, osso buco or spicy salmon topped with crab at Zack’s Bistro, 900 E. Copeland Road (Interstate 30), Arlington. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2024 Next, ponder four main selections: salmon wellington, pork osso buco, steak au poivre or Dungeness crab ravioli. Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024 Thursday and Friday tend to be when the kitchen offers osso buco as a special. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023 At Jemma, at Hollywood and Vine, Kalb is serving his take on the cuisine with fresh pasta, osso buco, veal parm, a range of sandwiches and a pizza dough that’s taken the chef five years to perfect. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for osso buco 

Word History

Etymology

Italian ossobuco veal shank, literally, pierced bone

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of osso buco was in 1908

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“Osso buco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/osso%20buco. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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