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
Words nearby boccie
boca raton,
bocaccio,
bocage,
boccaccio,
boccherini,
boccie,
boccioni,
bocconcini,
bochdalek's hernia,
boche,
bochum
Example sentences from the Web for bocce
Basketball, foosball, bocce ball—there's even a horseshoe pit.
Another favorite game of ball among the Romans is Bocce or Boccette.
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