[boch-ee] 
| an Italian variety of lawn bowling played on a dirt court that is shorter and narrower than the rink of a bowling green. |
[boch-ee; It. bawt-chee] , boc⋅ce [boch-ee; It. bawt-che] , boc⋅cia [boch-uh; It. bawt-chah] .
| boc·ce or boc·ci or boc·cie (bŏch'ē) n. A game of Italian origin similar to lawn bowling that is played with wooden balls on a long narrow court covered with fine gravel. [Italian bocce, pl. of boccia, ball.] |