oxtail
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of oxtail
Example Sentences
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On its menu are wines from Stellenbosch, delicacies like bobotie, a sweet and savory casserole, and creative-fusion dishes like oxtail tacos.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The organisation runs a weekly community meal on Tuesday for about 60 adults and Mr Price said attendees will see beef and oxtail soup become part of the menu.
From BBC • May 24, 2025
And the prevailing wisdom counsels late night oxtail soup at the California Hotel, an off-Strip spot catering to Hawaiians, who are so populous in the city that they call it the Ninth Island.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2024
When they added a Haitian food truck, people drove from an hour away for freshly cooked oxtail, fried plantains and marinated pork.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024
This evening they had supped on oxtail soup, summer greens tossed with pecans, grapes, red fennel, and crumbled cheese, hot crab pie, spiced squash, and quails drowned in butter.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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