ossame

== Italian == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ossāmen, a collective derived from Latin os (“bone”). First attested in Dante. Synchronically derivable from osso (“bone”) +‎ -ame (collective suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /osˈsa.me/ Rhymes: -ame Hyphenation: os‧sà‧me === Noun === ossame m (plural ossami) (literary) pile or mass of bones === References === ossame in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore ossame in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === omessa, sesamo