Phrase guide

osso buco

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌɒsəʊ ˈbuːkəʊ/
  • US: /ˌɑsoʊ ˈbukoʊ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːkəʊ

1

noun

Meaning 1

A northern Italian dish of veal shanks and marrowbones braised in white wine, tomatoes, etc., often served with risotto.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

sliced veal knuckle or shin bone cooked with olive oil and wine and tomatoes and served with rice or vegetables

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dish

History

Etymology

From Italian ossobuco (a compound of osso (“bone”) + buco (“hole”, or as an adjective, “hollow”)).

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أُوسُّو بُوكُو (ʔosso būko) — Italian meat dish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 燴牛膝 /烩牛膝 (huìniúxī) — Italian meat dish
  • Dutch: ossobuco — Italian meat dish
  • Estonian: osso buco — Italian meat dish
  • Finnish: osso buco — Italian meat dish
  • French: osso buco — Italian meat dish
  • French: ossobuco — Italian meat dish
  • German: Ossobuco — Italian meat dish
  • Greek: οσομπούκο (osompoúko) — Italian meat dish
  • Hebrew: אוֹסוֹבּוּקוֹ (osobúko) — Italian meat dish
  • Hungarian: lyukas csont — Italian meat dish
  • Hungarian: ossobuco — Italian meat dish
  • Italian: ossobuco — Italian meat dish
  • Italian: osso buco — Italian meat dish
  • Japanese: オッソブーコ — Italian meat dish
  • Japanese: オッソ・ブーコ (osso būko) — Italian meat dish
  • Korean: 오소부코 (osobuko) — Italian meat dish
  • Lombard: òss bus — Italian meat dish
  • Portuguese: ossobuco — Italian meat dish
  • Russian: о̀ссобу́ко (òssobúko) — Italian meat dish
  • Spanish: ossobuco — Italian meat dish
  • Spanish: osobuco — Italian meat dish
  • Ukrainian: о̀собу́ко (òsobúko) — Italian meat dish
  • Ukrainian: о̀ссобу́ко (òssobúko) — Italian meat dish