boccie

Italian boc·ci

[boch-ee]

noun

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

boccie

/ ˈbɒtʃə, ˈbɒtʃiː /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of boccie¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of boccie¹

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

Example Sentences

The Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate and Gardens in Santa Rosa, which had lost no buildings or vineyards in the fire, has been promoting its “farm-to-table” dinner offering, plus a new boccie ball court and picnic areas.

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They lived now in the Bronx, in a one-bedroom apartment in a redbrick building on Tremont Avenue, next to an Italian beer garden where the old men played boccie on summer evenings.

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The restaurants—among them a casual rooftop eatery and a Shake Shack—and a game room complete with a boccie court recall the club’s legacy of leisure and community.

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There will be outdoor lounges, children's play areas and boccie ball courts.

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Why, several days after the incident, hadn’t the administration removed the boccie balls and horseshoes from yards other than B-block’s?

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