bocha

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Old ProvençalEdit

EtymologyEdit

Latin bucca. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French boche.

NounEdit

bocha f ‎(oblique plural bochas, nominative singular bocha, nominative plural bochas)

1. mouth (anatomy)

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PortugueseEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• boccia (dated)

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from Italian boccia.

PronunciationEdit

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.ʃɐ/, /ˈbɔ.t͡ʃɐ/

NounEdit

bocha f (plural bochas)

1. bowls; lawn bowls (sport where players roll balls such that they stop as close as possible to another ball)
2. bowl (ball thrown by the player in lawn bowls)

SynonymsEdit

• (bowls): bowls