bocce

noun

boc·​ce ˈbä-chē 

variants or less commonly bocci or boccie

: a bowling game of Italian origin played on a long narrow court (as of sand, clay, grass, or carpet) with bocce balls (see bocce balls sense 2) which are rolled to stop as close as possible to a small target ball

called also bocce ball

Word History

Etymology

Italian bocce, plural of boccia ball, from Vulgar Latin *bottia boss

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing bocce

• bocce ball

Rhymes for bocce

• cocci
• diplococci
• micrococci
• pneumococci
• meningococci