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buco

hole

noun BOO-koh Less Common
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Also means

gap

Usage Note

Buco ends in -co and takes the plural buchi. It lives in many idioms, from un buco nell'acqua (a flop, literally 'a hole in the water') to fare un buco nel bilancio (to leave a hole in the budget).

Examples

"C'è un buco nella mia calza."

Natural Translation

There is a hole in my sock.

Literal Translation

There-is a hole in-the my sock.

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