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