bocia

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetian bocia, probably from Italian boccia, either in the sense of “wooden ball (for the game of bocce)” or in the jocular sense of “young boy”, sometimes as well of "head".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.t͡ʃa/
• Rhymes: -ɔtʃa
• Hyphenation: bò‧cia

Noun

bocia m (invariable)

1. (Alpini military slang) boy, rookie

Further reading

• bocia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• bacio, baciò

Venetian

Noun

bocia f (plural bocie)

1. child (young person)