OSSOBUCO


Meaning of OSSOBUCO in English

/os"oh booh"koh, oh"soh-/ ; It. /aws"saw booh"kaw/ , n. , pl. ossibuchi /os"ee booh"kee, oh"see-/ ; It. /aws"see booh"kee/ . Italian Cookery.

a dish of sliced veal shanks, typically prepared with olive oil, wine, seasonings, tomatoes, etc., and served with rice or other vegetables.

[ 1930-35; òss bus ), equiv. to osso bone ( ossum, by-form of os, s. oss- ) + buco hole, cavity, var. of buca (prob. buca, by-form of L bucca mouth) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .