bocha — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bocce noun A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court, or informally, as a lawn game.
- bowl noun A round, open container used to hold or serve food such as soup, salad, or cereal.
- bowls noun A precision outdoor sport in which players roll weighted balls to land as close as possible to a smaller target ball.
Senses
bocha is used for these senses in English:
- bocce (sports, uncountable) A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court, or informally, as a lawn game.
- bowl (bowls) The ball rolled by players in the game of lawn bowls.
- bowls A precision sport where the goal is to roll biased balls (weighted on one side, and called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack or kitty) than one's opponent is able to do.
- bowls A ball used in the game of bowls
bocce — full definition
- noun A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court, or informally, as a lawn game.
- noun One of the eight balls that the player throws in a game of bocce.
bowl — full definition
- noun A round, open container used to hold or serve food such as soup, salad, or cereal.
- noun A major American football championship game or one of several season-ending postseason games.
- verb In cricket, to throw or deliver the ball toward the batsman according to the rules of the game.