bocce

ˈbɒtʃeɪ

Definition

Definition of bocce - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

game

Rare

Italian game similar to bowls or pétanque

Rare

Bocce is popular in many Italian communities.

sports

Rare

heavy ball rolled toward a target in an Italian outdoor game

Rare

He picked up a bocce and aimed carefully.

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Images of bocce

Italian game similar to bowls or pétanque
heavy ball rolled toward a target in an Italian outdoor game

Expressions with bocce

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bocce ball

wooden ball used in the game of bocce

He rolled the bocce ball towards the pallino.

Origin of bocce

Italian, boccia (bowl)

Terms with bocce included in their meaning

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boccie ball

league play

the game of bocce itself

boccie ball

sports equipment

wooden ball used in the game of bocce

bocce ball

game

wooden ball used in the game of bocce

bocce ball

sports

the game of bocce itself

Examples of bocce in a sentence

Bocce tournaments are held annually in the park.
The bocce rolled smoothly on the grass.
Each player selected a bocce for the match.

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French:bocce, boule de bocce, ...
German:Boccia, Boccia-Kugel, ...
Italian:bocce, boccia, ...
Spanish:bocce, bola de bochas, ...
Portuguese:bocce, bola de bocce, ...
Chinese:滚球, ...
Japanese:ボッチ, ボッチャボール, ...
Arabic:بُوتْشِي, ...
Hebrew:בּוֹצֶ'ה, כַּדּוּר בּוֹצֶ'ה, ...
Russian:бочче, мяч для бочче, ...
Ukrainian:бочче, бочча, ...
Hindi:बोच्चे, बोच्चे गेंद, ...
Bengali:বোচ্চি, বোচে বল, ...
Catalan:bocce, bola de bocce, ...
Czech:boccia, bocce, ...
Danish:boccia, ...
Dutch:bocce, boccebal, ...
Greek:μπότσε, μπάλα bocce, ...
Hungarian:bocsa, boccegolyó, ...
Khmer:ល្បែងអ៊ីតាលីប្រហាក់ប្រហែលនឹងល្បែងបោះបាល់, បាល់បូឈេ, ...
Korean:보체, 보체 공, ...
Persian:بوچی, توپ بوچی, ...
Polish:bocce, bula, ...
Portuguese (BR):bocha, bola, ...
Romanian:bocce, minge de bocce, ...
Swedish:bocce, boccia-boll, ...
Thai:โบเช่, ลูกโบชเช่, ...
Turkish:bocce, bocce topu, ...
Vietnamese:bocce, quả bóng bocce, ...

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