BOCCIE


Meaning of BOCCIE in English

n.

Variant: or boc · ci or boc · ce

Pronunciation: ' bä-ch ē

Function: noun

Etymology: Italian bocce, plural of boccia ball, from Vulgar Latin *bottia boss

Date: 1860

: a game of Italian origin similar to lawn bowling played on a long narrow usually dirt court

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