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.
Words nearby boccie
boca raton, bocaccio, bocage, boccaccio, boccherini, boccie, boccioni, bocconcini, bochdalek's hernia, boche, bochum
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
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
British Dictionary definitions for boccie
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012