bocce

• boccie
• bocci

Borrowed from Italian bocce.

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

bocce (countable and uncountable, plural bocces)

1. (sports, uncountable) A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court
2. (sports, countable) One of the eight balls that the player throws in a game of bocce.
   • 2012, Victoria Rowell, ‎Paul Tukey, Tag, Toss & Run: 40 Classic Lawn Games, →ISBN:

     The object is throw or roll the bocces as close as possible to the pallino.

   • 2013 February 6, Brian Messenger, “Bocce balls are rolling”, in Eagle-Tribune:

     The side with their bocces closest to the pallino earns points.

   • 2013 April 30, Paul Haigh, “Bocce star to represent Australia”, in Liverpool City Champion:

     When he first started we had to buy a smaller set of bocces because his hands were small.

• boccia

• boccie (misspelling)

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

bocce f pl

1. plural of boccia
2. bowls (game)

• boccino
• bocciodromo
• boccista

• becco, beccò