"bocce" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɑt͡ʃi/ [US] Forms: bocces [plural]
enPR: bŏchʹ-i [US] Etymology: Borrowed from Italian bocce. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|bocce}} Italian bocce Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bocce (countable and uncountable, plural bocces)
  1. (sports, uncountable) A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sports Translations (A game similar to bowls or pétanque): botxes [feminine, plural] (Catalan), 意大利式室外地滾球戲, 意大利式室外地滚球戏 (Yìdàlì shì shìwài dìgǔnqiú xì) (Chinese Mandarin), 硬地滾球, 硬地滚球 (Yìngdìgǔnqiú) (Chinese Mandarin), bocce (Finnish), bocce [plural] (French), Boccia (German), bocsa (Hungarian), bocce [feminine, plural] (Italian), スポールブール (supōrubūru) (Japanese), боќање (boḱanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), bocha [feminine] (Portuguese), бо́чче (bóčče) (Russian), bȍćānje [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), bochas [feminine, plural] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bocce-en-noun-KMqWXc3p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 43 41 13 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 51 49 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'A game similar to bowls or pétanque': 81 19
  2. (sports, countable) One of the eight balls that the player throws in a game of bocce. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-bocce-en-noun-94Lq6Bzs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 43 41 13 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 51 49 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (the sport): boccie, bocci Related terms: boccia
Disambiguation of 'the sport': 52 48

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bóčče",
      "sense": "A game similar to bowls or pétanque",
      "word": "бо́чче"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "A game similar to bowls or pétanque",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bȍćānje"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "A game similar to bowls or pétanque",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "bochas"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "bocce"
  ],
  "word": "bocce"
}

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