osso bucco
/ (ˈɒsəʊ ˈbʊkəʊ) /
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noun
a stew, originally from Italy, made with knuckle of veal, cooked in tomato sauce
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Word Origin for osso bucco
C20: from Italian: marrowbone
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How to use osso bucco in a sentence
The only bird I saw was a Bucco, which in voice resembled the green one of the plains.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William GriffithOne of these species is the tamandua, called by the Spano-Americans Osso hormiguero (ant-bear).
The Forest Exiles|Mayne ReidMaccus and Bucco bear a strong resemblance to the two Zanni.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first|Count Carlo GozziMaccus and Bucco were stock characters in the Atellan farce.
The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura|Lucius Apuleius