bucatini/ˌbuːkəˈtiːni/EtymologyFrom Italian bucatini, diminutive of buco (“hole”).bucatini means A thicker form of spaghetti with a hole running through it. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounA thicker form of spaghetti with a hole running through it.“You could make this with spaghetti or linguine or other types of long skinny pasta, but bucatini are what's used in Rome.”