osso buco
noun
os·so bu·co
ˌō-sō-ˈbü-(ˌ)kō 
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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Usa Today Network, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Dishes highlight fresh, high-quality ingredients — many sourced from the restaurant’s own garden — and include signatures like osso buco, handmade pastas (including family‑recipe cavatelli), gnocchi with crab and polenta cakes.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 13 Feb. 2026
Menu highlights across both offerings include tuscan egg benedict, swordfish carpaccio, osso buco milanese, and italian chocolate bread pudding.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
These include lamb shank, osso buco (veal shank), minestrone, and Pasta e ceci (pasta with chickpeas).
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Oct. 2025
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Usa Today Network, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Dishes highlight fresh, high-quality ingredients — many sourced from the restaurant’s own garden — and include signatures like osso buco, handmade pastas (including family‑recipe cavatelli), gnocchi with crab and polenta cakes.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 13 Feb. 2026
Menu highlights across both offerings include tuscan egg benedict, swordfish carpaccio, osso buco milanese, and italian chocolate bread pudding.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
These include lamb shank, osso buco (veal shank), minestrone, and Pasta e ceci (pasta with chickpeas).
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for osso buco
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“Osso buco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/osso%20buco. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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