Boccia

//ˈbɒt͡ʃə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sport, similar to bocce, designed to be played by people with impaired motor skills. uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Italian.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Boccia.

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