bocia
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Venetian bocia, probably from Italian boccia, either in the sense of “wooden ball (for the game of bocce)” or in the jocular sense of “young boy”, sometimes as well of "head".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.t͡ʃa/
- Rhymes: -ɔtʃa
- Hyphenation: bò‧cia
Noun
bocia m (invariable)
- (Alpini military slang) boy, rookie
Further reading
- bocia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- bacio, baciò
Venetian
Noun
bocia f (plural bocie)
- child (young person)