boules

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noun

bowls; a game played with metal balls.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of boule
nounboules (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebowls; a game played with metal balls.

Origin

In the sense of the game, a shortening of French jeu de boules.

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Translations

Catalan petanca
  • petancagame played with metal balls
Chinese Mandarin 地滾球 /地滚球
  • 地滾球 /地滚球 (dìgǔnqiú)game played with metal balls
Esperanto globludo, petanko
  • globludogame played with metal balls
  • petankogame played with metal balls
French boules, pétanque
  • boulesgame played with metal balls
  • pétanquegame played with metal balls
Italian bocce
  • boccegame played with metal balls
Portuguese petanca
  • petancagame played with metal balls
Russian пета́нк
  • пета́нк (petánk)game played with metal balls
Spanish petanca
  • petancagame played with metal balls
Swedish boule
  • boulegame played with metal balls

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

blouseBelousobelusbesoul
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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