bocce

English

Alternative forms

• boccie
• bocci

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian bocce.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: bŏchʹ-i, IPA^(key): /ˈbɑtʃi/

Noun

bocce (uncountable)

1. (sports) A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court

Translations

A game similar to bowls or pétanque

• Catalan: boccia (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 意大利式室外地滾球戲, 意大利式室外地滚球戏 (Yìdàlì shì shìwài dìgǔnqiú xì)

• Finnish: bocce
• French: bocce (fr) pl
• German: Boccia (de)

• Italian: bocce f pl
• Japanese: スポールブール (supōrubūru)
• Macedonian: боќање n (boḱanje)|tr=bóḱanje
• Portuguese: bocha (pt) f
• Russian: бо́чче (ru) (bóčče)
• Spanish: bochas (es) f pl

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Italian

Alternative forms

• boccie (misspelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔttʃe/
• Hyphenation: bòc‧ce

Noun

bocce f pl

1. plural of boccia
2. bowls (game)

Related terms

• boccino
• bocciodromo
• boccista

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