bucato
See also: buĉato
Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin būca, a by-form of bucca (“mouth”).
Adjective edit
bucato (feminine bucata, masculine plural bucati, feminine plural bucate)
- with holes, pierced, perforated, hollow
Participle edit
bucato (feminine bucata, masculine plural bucati, feminine plural bucate)
- past participle of bucare
Etymology 2 edit
From Vulgar Latin *būcāta, from Frankish *būkōn (“to submerge; to wash”). Cognate with Catalan bugada and French buée.
Noun edit
bucato m (plural bucati)
Derived terms edit
- fare il bucato (“do the washing”)
- stirare il bucato (“do the ironing”)