Meaning
hole, pothole
- hole, pit, hollow
- pothole (in a road)
- slot, opening (e.g. letterbox)
In a sentence
C'è una buca grande in mezzo alla strada.
There is a big hole in the middle of the road.
C'è una grossa buca in mezzo alla strada.
There's a big pothole in the middle of the road.
Ieri ho fatto una buca per il fiore.
Yesterday I dug a hole for the flower.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| buca | feminine · singular |
| buche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use buca for a physical hole in ground, road, or fabric; foro is better for a neat opening, like in paper or metal.
- For a grave, say fossa or tomba, not usually buca. Buca sounds more general and everyday.
- In cards and billiards, buca means pocket. In golf, both buca and hole are used, with hole common in sport-specific language.