boccie

[ 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