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boccia

/ˈbɒt͡ʃə/

boccia noun: a sport, similar to bocce, designed to be played by people with impaired motor skills.

boccia: a sport, similar to bocce, designed to be played by people with impaired motor skills
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Noun

boccia (uncountable)

  1. A sport, similar to bocce, designed to be played by people with impaired motor skills.

Proper noun capitalized: Boccia

Boccia (plural Boccias)

  1. A surname from Italian.

boccia meaning in Malayalam and Thai

boccia in Malayalam

sport similar to bocce
ബോഷ്യ bōṣya

boccia in Thai

sport similar to bocce
บอคเซีย

Forms of boccia

pluralBoccias

Origin of boccia

Borrowed from Italian boccia (“ball”), from Vulgar Latin *buttia, borrowed from Byzantine Greek βούττια (boúttia, plural of βούττιον (boúttion)), from Ancient Greek βοῦττις (boûttis), possibly borrowed from Pre-Greek. Doublet of butt (“wooden cask”).

Borrowed from Italian Boccia.

Words that rhyme with boccia

Questions about boccia

What does boccia mean?
Boccia means a sport, similar to bocce, designed to be played by people with impaired motor skills.
What is boccia in Malayalam?
Boccia in Malayalam is ബോഷ്യ (bōṣya). See Boccia meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is boccia?
Boccia can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce boccia?
Boccia is pronounced /ˈbɒt͡ʃə/.

Words near boccia in the dictionary

  1. boccette
  2. Boccherinian
  3. Bocchino
  4. Bocchinos
  5. bocci
  6. boccia
  7. Boccias
  8. boccie
  9. Boccio
  10. Boccios
  11. bocconcini

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