bocce
/ˈbɑt͡ʃi/
bocce noun: a game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court, or informally, as a lawn game.
Noun
bocce (countable and uncountable, plural bocces)
- A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court, or informally, as a lawn game.
- One of the eight balls that the player throws in a game of bocce.
- The object is throw or roll the bocces as close as possible to the pallino.2012, Victoria Rowell, Paul Tukey, Tag, Toss & Run: 40 Classic Lawn Games, →ISBN
- The side with their bocces closest to the pallino earns points.2013 February 6, Brian Messenger, “Bocce balls are rolling”, in Eagle-Tribune
Forms of bocce
| plural | bocces |
|---|---|
| alternative form | boccie |
| alternative form | bocci |
Origin of bocce
Borrowed from Italian bocce.
Questions about bocce
- What does bocce mean?
- Bocce means a game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court, or informally, as a lawn game.
- What part of speech is bocce?
- Bocce is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bocce?
- Bocce is pronounced /ˈbɑt͡ʃi/ (US).
- What is the plural of bocce?
- The plural of bocce is bocces.
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