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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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