boccia

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/ˈbɒt͡ʃə/

noun

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

OriginItalian boccia ← Vulgar Latin *buttia ← Medieval Greek βούττια (boúttia) →
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Meanings

boccia1

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

Boccia2

proper nounBoccia (plural Boccias)

plural Boccias

  1. A surname from Italian.

Origin

boccia · noun

  1. Ancient Greekβοῦττις (boûttis)
  2. Medieval Greekβούττια (boúttia)
  3. Vulgar Latin*buttia
  4. Italianboccia
  5. Englishboccia

Borrowed from Italian boccia (“ball”), from Vulgar Latin *buttia, borrowed from Medieval 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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Boccia · proper noun

  1. ItalianBoccia
  2. EnglishBoccia

Borrowed from Italian Boccia.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 地板滾球 /地板滚球
  • 地板滾球 /地板滚球sport similar to bocce
Finnish boccia
  • bocciasport similar to bocce
German Boccia
  • Bocciasport similar to bocce
Italian boccia
  • bocciasport similar to bocce
Japanese ボッチャ
  • ボッチャ (botcha)sport similar to bocce
Korean 보치아
  • 보치아 (bochia)sport similar to bocce
Portuguese boccia
  • bocciasport similar to bocce
Russian бочча
  • бочча (bočča)sport similar to bocce
Thai บอคเซีย
  • บอคเซียsport similar to bocce

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with boccia

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Cite this entry
APA

boccia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boccia

MLA

“boccia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boccia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boccia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boccia.

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