buco — meaning in English
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English meaning
- gap noun An empty space or opening between two things, or a break in something continuous.
- hiatus noun A gap or interruption in something that would otherwise be continuous.
- hole noun A hollow space or opening in something solid, or a gap that goes all the way through.
- hovel noun A small, poorly built and often squalid dwelling; a shack.
- pit noun A hole or hollow in the ground.
Senses
buco is used for these senses in English:
- gap An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
- hiatus A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
- hole An opening that goes all the way through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent.
- hole (stud poker) A card (also called a hole card) dealt face down thus unknown to all but its holder; the status in which such a card is.
- hole (physics) In semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged particle.
- hole (slang) An undesirable place to live or visit.
- hovel (pejorative) A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.
- pit Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.
gap — full definition
- noun An empty space or opening between two things, or a break in something continuous.
- noun A difference or shortfall between two things, especially an unfair or worrying one.
- verb To leave open or unfilled, creating a gap; also, to stare open-mouthed.
hiatus — full definition
- noun A gap or interruption in something that would otherwise be continuous.
- noun A gap or opening, used in technical contexts such as anatomy or geology.
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