bocia

Italian

Etymology

From Venetian bocia, probably from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian boccia, either in the sense of “wooden ball (for the game of bocce)” or in the humorous sense of “young boy”, sometimes as well of "head".

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bocia m (uncountable)

1. (Alpini military slang) boy, rookie

References

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

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Venetian

Noun

bocia f (plural bocie)

1. child (young person)