Bocci

/ˈbɒtʃi/ noun

Definition

An alternative spelling of bocce, the Italian ball-tossing game played with weighted spheres.

Etymology

Variant spelling of boccia, from Italian origin. Different English-speaking regions adopted different romanizations of the Italian word, creating multiple accepted spellings.

Kelly Says

The existence of bocce, bocci, boccia, and boccie shows how English hasn't standardized Italian loanwords—each spelling is correct depending on where you learned to play!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቦችቻ
bo-ch-cha
ARالعربية
بوتشا
bo-tcha
BNবাংলা
বোচ্চা
bochcha
CACatalà
bocce
bo-tse
CSČeština
boccia
bo-tsee-a
DADansk
boccia
bo-tsee-a
DEDeutsch
Boccia
bo-tsee-a
ELΕλληνικά
μποτσά
mot-sa
ESEspañol
bocce
bo-tsee
FAفارسی
بوچا
bo-cha
FISuomi
boccia
bo-tsee-a
FRFrançais
bocce
bo-sɛ
GUGU
બોચિયા
bo-chi-ya
HAHA
bocce
bo-tse
HEעברית
בּוֹצ'ָה
bo-tsa
HIहिन्दी
बॉसिया
bo-see-ya
HUMagyar
boccia
bo-tsee-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
bocce
bo-tsee
IGIG
bocce
bo-tse
ITItaliano
bocce
bot-tche
JA日本語
ボッチャ
botcha
KKKK
бочча
botcha
KMKM
បុច្ឆ
bu-ch
KO한국어
보치
bochi
MRMR
बोच
bo-ch
MSBahasa Melayu
bocce
bo-tse
MYမြန်မာ
ဘောက်စီ
ba-uk-see
NLNederlands
bocce
bo-tse
NONorsk
boccia
bo-tsee-a
PAPA
ਬੋਚਾ
bo-cha
PLPolski
bocce
bo-tse
PTPortuguês
bocce
bo-sɛ
RORomână
boccia
bo-tsee-a
RUРусский
бочча
botcha
SVSvenska
boccia
bo-tsee-a
SWKiswahili
bocce
bo-tse
TAதமிழ்
போச்சா
po-cha
TEతెలుగు
బొచ్చా
botcha
THไทย
โบชช
bo-ch
TLTL
bocce
bo-tse
TRTürkçe
bocce
bo-tse
UKУкраїнська
бочча
botcha
URاردو
بوچہ
bo-cha
VITiếng Việt
bocce
bo-tse
YOYO
bọ̀ccì
bo-chee
ZH中文
保龄球
bǎolíng qiú
ZUZU
bocce
bo-tse

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