osso — meaning in English

English meaning

• bone noun One of the hard, calcium-rich pieces that make up the skeleton of humans and most animals.
• os noun In anatomy, a bone, or an opening shaped like a mouth — most commonly the opening at either end of the cervix.
• pit noun A hole or hollow in the ground.

Senses

osso is used for these senses in English:

• bone A bone of a fish; a fishbone.
• pit A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.

bone — full definition

1. noun One of the hard, calcium-rich pieces that make up the skeleton of humans and most animals.
2. noun An off-white color resembling the shade of bone.
3. verb To remove the bones from meat or fish before cooking.

os — full definition

1. noun In anatomy, a bone, or an opening shaped like a mouth — most commonly the opening at either end of the cervix.
2. noun In geology, a long, winding ridge of sand and gravel left behind by a melting glacier (an esker).

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