Also means
dark
Usage Note
Buio functions as both a noun (nel buio — in the dark) and an adjective (una stanza buia — a dark room). The idiom essere al buio di qualcosa means to be completely unaware of something ('to be in the dark about something'). As an adjective, the feminine form is buia and the plural bui/buie.
Examples
"I bambini hanno paura del buio."
Natural Translation
Children are afraid of the dark.
Literal Translation
The children have fear of-the dark.
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