variants
or less commonly bocci
or boccie
: a bowling game of Italian origin played on a long narrow court (as of sand, clay, grass, or carpet) with bocce balls (see bocce balls sense 2) which are rolled to stop as close as possible to a small target ball
called also bocce ball
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The peewee population interacted with each other in various settings and included bocce bowlers, bare-bottomed peasants, baguette bakers, blind men, the mustachioed mayor, female fishmongers, dunce hat-wearing schoolboys, snail saleswomen, and gobs more characters.
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Gqlshare, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025
Walking trails link the main buildings, the vineyard, the bocce court and a wide front lawn.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Are bocce players on the long court bowling over burial sites?
—Christina Ray Stanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the brewery’s San Mateo location offers a large outdoor space and bocce facilities, while its San Ramon taproom offers a whopping 7,800 square feet of space, including a 5,000-square-foot beer garden.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
Outside, there’s a lighted tennis court and bocce courts with viewing areas, as well as a motor court and garage.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Levi’s Stadium is adding pool and shuffleboard tables and bocce courts as part of its new renovation.
—Brett Knight, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
The property has a private pool, firepit, gardens, and river views, and its resort community offers restaurants, a pool, a spa, stables, a playground, a dog park, and basketball, bocce, pickleball, and tennis courts.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 6 Aug. 2024
The 42nd annual Italian Family Festa, being held Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 3-5, at History Park in San Jose, will feature grape stomping, pizza dough tossing, live music, bocce, a cultural zone with regional costumes, a Roman encampment …
And plenty of food, wine and beer.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
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Gqlshare, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025
Walking trails link the main buildings, the vineyard, the bocce court and a wide front lawn.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Are bocce players on the long court bowling over burial sites?
—Christina Ray Stanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the brewery’s San Mateo location offers a large outdoor space and bocce facilities, while its San Ramon taproom offers a whopping 7,800 square feet of space, including a 5,000-square-foot beer garden.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
Outside, there’s a lighted tennis court and bocce courts with viewing areas, as well as a motor court and garage.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Levi’s Stadium is adding pool and shuffleboard tables and bocce courts as part of its new renovation.
—Brett Knight, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
The property has a private pool, firepit, gardens, and river views, and its resort community offers restaurants, a pool, a spa, stables, a playground, a dog park, and basketball, bocce, pickleball, and tennis courts.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 6 Aug. 2024
The 42nd annual Italian Family Festa, being held Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 3-5, at History Park in San Jose, will feature grape stomping, pizza dough tossing, live music, bocce, a cultural zone with regional costumes, a Roman encampment …
And plenty of food, wine and beer.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Bocce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bocce. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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