buca

See also: buća, bucã, bucă, buča, bučā, and буча

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin bucca.

Noun

buca f

1. (anatomy) mouth

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ka/
• Rhymes: -uka
• Hyphenation: bù‧ca

Etymology 1

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

Noun

buca f (plural buche)

1. hole

   Il cane stava scavando una buca.

   The dog was digging a hole.

2. pit
3. (snooker) pocket

Etymology 2

Verb

buca

1. inflection of bucare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Cuba, cuba

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.t͡sa/
• Rhymes: -ut͡sa
• Syllabification: bu‧ca

Noun

buca

1. genitive/accusative singular of buc

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbu.ka]

Noun

buca f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of bucă

Romansch

Alternative forms

• betg (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Sutsilvan)
• buc (Sursilvan)
• betga (Sutsilvan)

Etymology

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Adverb

buca

1. (Sursilvan) not