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boccie
[ boch-ee ]
noun
- an Italian variety of lawn bowling played on a dirt court that is shorter and narrower than the rink of a bowling green.
boccie
/ ˈbɒtʃə; ˈbɒtʃiː /
noun
- an Italian version of bowls played on a lawn smaller than a bowling green
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Word History and Origins
Origin of boccie1
1900–05; < Italian bocce bowls, plural of boccia ball < Vulgar Latin *bottia round body
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Word History and Origins
Origin of boccie1
from Italian bocce bowls, plural of boccia ball; see boss ²
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