bucato

See also: buĉato

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin būca, a by-form of bucca (“mouth”).

Adjective

bucato (feminine bucata, masculine plural bucati, feminine plural bucate)

1. with holes, pierced, perforated, hollow

Participle

bucato (feminine bucata, masculine plural bucati, feminine plural bucate)

1. past participle of bucare

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *būcāta, from Frankish *būkōn (“to submerge; to wash”). Cognate with Catalan bugada and French buée.

Noun

bucato m (plural bucati)

1. washing, laundry

Derived terms

• fare il bucato (“do the washing”)
• stirare il bucato (“do the ironing”)