bocce
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bocce (countable and uncountable, plural bocces)
- (sports, uncountable) A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court
- (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.
Translations
A game similar to bowls or pétanque
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Italian
Alternative forms
- boccie (misspelling)
Pronunciation
Noun
bocce f pl
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Etymology
Noun
bocce n (uncountable)
Declension
declension of bocce (singular only)