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bocce

Noun CEFR B1
ˈbɑt͡ʃi

Definitions

  1. A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court, or informally, as a lawn game.
  2. One of the eight balls that the player throws in a game of bocce.

Equivalents

Españolbochas
Françaisbocce
DeutschBoccia
8 more languages
Bosanskiboćanje
Hrvatskiboćanje
Magyarbocsa
Italianobocce
Portuguêsbocha
Русскийбо́чче
Српскиboćanje

Examples

“The object is throw⟳ or roll the bocces as close⟳ as possible to the pallino.”
“The side with their bocces closest to the pallino earns points.”
“When he first started we had to buy⟳ a smaller set⟳ of bocces because his hands were small.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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