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Noun: osso buco
  1. Sliced veal knuckle or shin bone cooked with olive oil and wine and tomatoes and served with rice or vegetables
    "The Italian restaurant's speciality was a tender osso buco served with saffron risotto"
     
  2. An Italian dish of braised veal shanks with cross-cut bones, typically cooked with vegetables, white wine, and broth
    "The restaurant's signature osso buco was tender and flavourful"

Type of: dish

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