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boccie

American

[boch-ee] / ˈbɒtʃ i /

Italian bocci

noun

an Italian variety of lawn bowling played on a dirt court that is shorter and narrower than the rink of a bowling green.

boccie British

/ ˈbɒtʃə, ˈbɒtʃiː /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of boccie

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

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