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boules

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In the sense of the game, a shortening of French jeu de boules.

noun

  1. plural plural of boule

noun

  1. uncountable bowls; a game played with metal balls.

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noun game played with metal balls

Españolpetanca
中文地滾球 /地滚球 dìgǔnqiú
Portuguêspetanca
Françaisboules, pétanque
Italianobocce
Русскийпета́нк petánk

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"boules." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/boules. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"boules." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/boules.

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@misc{boules_2026,
  title = {boules},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boules},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}