buco

See also: bucò, bučo, and buço

Italian

Etymology

From the verb bucare, from buca, or from either Old Frankish *būk (“cavity, stomach”) or Gothic *𐌱𐌿𐌺𐍃 (*būks), both from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, torso”). Compare Occitan/Catalan buc ("torso; cow's chest"). More at bouk.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uko

Noun

buco m (plural buchi)

  1. hole, small opening, gap, aperture
  2. hovel

Usage notes

In buco, the hole goes all the way through. In buca it stops before it gets to the other side.

Verb

buco

  1. first-person singular present of bucare

Anagrams

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bȕcmast.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bǔːt͡so/
  • Hyphenation: bu‧co

Noun

búco m (Cyrillic spelling бу́цо)

  1. (colloquial) a plump boy

References

  • “buco” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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