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