bocci ball

Thân thiện

A player rolls a bocci ball across a flat green court.

Definition

Noun: 1. A wooden ball used in the game of bocce: A bocci ball is a specific piece of equipment, typically a sphere made of wood, designed to be rolled or bowled on a court in the traditional Italian lawn game of bocce.

Usage

The term "bocci ball" refers specifically to the physical object used in play. It is a countable noun. - We need to find a replacement bocci ball; one of ours is cracked. - He carefully polished each bocci ball before the tournament.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in the plural ("bocci balls") to refer to the set of balls used in a game.
• In casual conversation, "bocci ball" can sometimes be used metonymically to refer to the game itself, though this is less precise. (e.g., )

Variants and Related Words

• Bocce (n): The name of the game itself.
• Pallino (n): The small target ball, often called the "jack" in English, that players aim their bocci balls toward.
• Boule (n): The French equivalent term for a ball used in the similar game of pétanque.

Synonyms

• Bocce ball: A more common variant spelling.
• Bowling ball (for bocce): A descriptive synonym, though "bowling ball" more commonly refers to the heavier ball used in ten-pin bowling.

Notes on Meaning

• The primary and only meaning of "bocci ball" is the wooden ball used in the game of bocce. It does not refer to the game, the rules, or the court, but solely to the playing object.
• The spelling "bocci" is a common Anglicization of the Italian "bocce."

Học thuật

Noun

1. wooden ball that is bowled in the Italian game of bocce

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bocce ball
• boccie ball