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

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For a more formal dining experience, Riviera Restaurant is the hotel’s Mediterranean focused menu with a nice selection of fresh pastas, seafood and classic dishes such as osso buco. Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 From osso buco and pork Milanese to pasta and calzones, Prezio just keeps cooking, presenting her dishes to the world two to three times per week. Peter Burke, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024 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 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 3 Mar. 2025.

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