: the tail of a beef animal
especially
: the skinned tail used for food (as in soup)
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Third Course: Tristen delivered another stand out dish with oxtail and Carolina gold rice, inspired by osso buco.
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Buddha Lo, People.com, 13 June 2025
The Decade event continued the culinary remix, with dishes like Chef Junior Rowe’s crispy pork belly drizzled in sesame sweet plum and Chef Damion Stewart’s oxtail and feta arancini— bold fusions that spoke to Jamaica’s growing influence on global cuisine.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Lana attempts a tamarind-barbecue oxtail pizza that sounds absolutely delicious in theory but apparently ends up too dry.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Add water as necessary to keep the oxtails and tendon covered.
—Vicky Hallett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
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Buddha Lo, People.com, 13 June 2025
The Decade event continued the culinary remix, with dishes like Chef Junior Rowe’s crispy pork belly drizzled in sesame sweet plum and Chef Damion Stewart’s oxtail and feta arancini— bold fusions that spoke to Jamaica’s growing influence on global cuisine.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Lana attempts a tamarind-barbecue oxtail pizza that sounds absolutely delicious in theory but apparently ends up too dry.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Add water as necessary to keep the oxtails and tendon covered.
—Vicky Hallett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oxtail
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“Oxtail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxtail. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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