boccia

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈbɒt͡ʃə/

Definition of boccia

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)A sport, similar to bocce, designed to be played by people with impaired motor skills.
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noun

  1. (uncountable)A sport, similar to bocce, designed to be played by people with impaired motor skills.

name

  1. A surname from Italian.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek βοῦττις (boûttis)der. Byzantine Greek βούττια (boúttia)bor. Vulgar Latin *buttia Italian bocciabor. English boccia Borrowed from Italian boccia (“ball”), from Vulgar Latin *buttia, borrowed from Byzantine Greek βούττια (boúttia, plural of βούττιον (boúttion)), from Ancient Greek βοῦττις (boûttis), possibly borrowed from Pre-Greek. Doublet of butt (“wooden cask”).

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