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boccia.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

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”).

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