boccie

[boch-ee]

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

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British Dictionary definitions for boccie

boccie

bocci or bocce boccia (ˈbɒtʃə)

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

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