oxtail

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noun

The tail of an ox or cow.

OriginMiddle English ox tayll ← Old English oxan tæġl →
UncommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

nounoxtail (plural oxtails)

plural oxtails

  1. The tail of an ox or cow.
  2. A cut of meat taken from the tail of a cow or calf; it requires long, slow braising, and is used to prepare oxtail soup.

Origin

  1. Old Englishoxan tæġl
  2. Middle Englishox tayll
  3. Englishoxtail

From Middle English ox tayll, from Old English oxan tæġl (literally “ox's tail”), equivalent to ox + tail.

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Translations

Afrikaans beesstert
  • beesstertmeat from the tail of a cow
Chinese Mandarin 牛尾
  • 牛尾 (niúwěi)meat from the tail of a cow
Czech hovězí oháňka
  • hovězí oháňkameat from the tail of a cow
Dutch ossenstaart
  • ossenstaartmeat from the tail of a cow
Estonian härjasaba
  • härjasabameat from the tail of a cow
Finnish häränhäntä
  • häränhäntämeat from the tail of a cow
French queue de bœuf
  • queue de bœufmeat from the tail of a cow
German Ochsenschwanz, Ochsenschlepp
  • Ochsenschwanzmeat from the tail of a cow
  • Ochsenschleppmeat from the tail of a cow
Greek βοδινή ουρά
  • βοδινή ουρά (vodiní ourá)meat from the tail of a cow
Hungarian ökörfark
  • ökörfarkmeat from the tail of a cow
Indonesian ekor sapi
  • ekor sapimeat from the tail of a cow
Italian coda di bue
  • coda di buemeat from the tail of a cow
Japanese オックステール
  • オックステール (okkusutēru)meat from the tail of a cow
Korean 소꼬리
  • 소꼬리 (sokkori)meat from the tail of a cow
Norwegian oksehale
  • oksehalemeat from the tail of a cow
Polish ogon wołowy
  • ogon wołowymeat from the tail of a cow
Portuguese rabo de touro, rabada
  • rabo de touromeat from the tail of a cow
  • rabadameat from the tail of a cow
Russian воло́вий хвост
  • воло́вий хвост (volóvij xvost)meat from the tail of a cow
Spanish rabo de toro
  • rabo de toromeat from the tail of a cow
Vietnamese đuôi bò
  • đuôi bòmeat from the tail of a cow
Cite this entry
APA

oxtail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxtail

MLA

“oxtail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxtail. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxtail,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxtail.

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