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Italian

bucato

/buˈka.to/noun · masculineB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 8,122

Meaning

laundry

  • clothes to be washed or just washed
  • the act of doing laundry

In a sentence

Faccio il bucato ogni sabato.

I do the laundry every Saturday.

Hai già steso il bucato?

Have you already hung out the laundry?

Oggi non faccio il bucato.

I'm not doing the laundry today.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
bucatomasculine · singular
bucatimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Fare il bucato = do the laundry.
  • Often collective: il bucato can mean all the clothes together.
  • Do not confuse with bucato adjective/participle meaning pierced or holed.

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