busecca

Italian

Etymology

A variant of busecchia (“gut, intestine”), uncertain in origin: possibly from Latin vēsīcula, diminutive of vēsīca (“bladder”), or connected with buzzo (“belly, paunch”). Cognate to Lombard büseca.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /buˈzek.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ekka
  • Hyphenation: bu‧séc‧ca

Noun

busecca f (plural busecche)

  1. (northern Italy, chiefly Milan) tripe (food)
    Synonym: trippa
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