boccie

[ boch-ee ]
/ ˈbɒtʃ i /

noun

an Italian variety of lawn bowling played on a dirt court that is shorter and narrower than the rink of a bowling green.
Also boc·ci [boch-ee; Italian bawt-chee] /ˈbɒtʃ i; Italian ˈbɔt tʃi/, boc·ce [boch-ee; Italian bawt-che] /ˈbɒtʃ i; Italian ˈbɔt tʃɛ/, boc·cia [boch-uh; Italian bawt-chah] /ˈbɒtʃ ə; Italian ˈbɔt tʃɑ/.

Origin of boccie

1900–05; < Italian bocce bowls, plural of boccia ball < Vulgar Latin *bottia round body

Example sentences from the Web for bocce

British Dictionary definitions for bocce

boccie

bocci or bocce boccia (ˈbɒtʃə)

/ (ˈbɒtʃiː) /

noun

an Italian version of bowls played on a lawn smaller than a bowling green

Word Origin for boccie

from Italian bocce bowls, plural of boccia ball; see boss ²