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boccia

/ˈbɒt͡ʃə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
boc-cia
IPA
/ˈbɒt͡ʃə/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

name

A surname from Italian.

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Boccias (plural)

Phrases

wheelchair curling

Frequently Paired Words

bocce wheelchair curling

Rhymes With

socha socia eudocia coccia gotcha hotcha

Questions

How do you pronounce boccia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɒt͡ʃə/.
What does boccia mean?
A sport, similar to bocce, designed to be played by people with impaired motor skills.
Where does boccia come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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