ossa

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginSpanish Ossa ← Basque otsoa →
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Meanings

ossa1

noun
  1. pluralplural of os

Ossa2

proper nounOssa (countable and uncountable, plural Ossas)

plural Ossas

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA village in Larissa regional unit, Greece.
  3. countableuncountableA village in Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece.

Origin

  1. Basqueotsoa“wolf”
  2. SpanishOssa
  3. EnglishOssa

Surname borrowed from Spanish Ossa, itself from Basque otsoa (“wolf”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ossa

fossaglossa
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Anagrams

Sosa
Cite this entry
APA

ossa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ossa

MLA

“ossa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ossa. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ossa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ossa.

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