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boccia

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbɒt͡ʃə/
  • rhymes with -ɒtʃə
  • CMU ARPABET: B OW1 CH AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from Italian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Boccia.

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”).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 地板滾球 /地板滚球 — sport similar to bocce
  • Finnish: boccia — sport similar to bocce
  • Georgian: ბოჩა (boča) — sport similar to bocce
  • German: Boccia — sport similar to bocce
  • Italian: boccia — sport similar to bocce
  • Japanese: ボッチャ (botcha) — sport similar to bocce
  • Korean: 보치아 (bochia) — sport similar to bocce
  • Malayalam: ബോഷ്യ (bōṣya) — sport similar to bocce
  • Portuguese: boccia — sport similar to bocce
  • Russian: бочча (bočča) — sport similar to bocce
  • Slovene: bočanje — sport similar to bocce
  • Thai: บอคเซีย — sport similar to bocce