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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Levi’s Stadium is adding pool and shuffleboard tables and bocce courts as part of its new renovation.
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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
Just give yourself more than three days to enjoy morning cappuccinos, cannoli (the Ligurian variety), long ambles, and maybe even a game of bocce with the locals.
—Kasia Dietz, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2023
Visitors can play corn hole and pétanque, a French version of bocce.
—Elena Gastaldo, Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2024
If the weather had cooperated, my son and I would have enjoyed the outdoor firepit and bocce court, but the indoor gym and spa, with a steam room and sauna, were a lovely consolation.
—Christine Chitnis, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2024
Additional amenities across the estate include a bocce court, children’s play structures, and organic fruit orchards.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2024
Festa Italiana The Italian American Chamber of Commerce presents Festa Italiana, a celebration of Italian heritage that will feature live music, Italian food, Italian wines and beers, fireworks, a family fun zone complete with bounce houses, a zip line, bocce courts, rock-climbing wall, and more.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 18 July 2024
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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
Just give yourself more than three days to enjoy morning cappuccinos, cannoli (the Ligurian variety), long ambles, and maybe even a game of bocce with the locals.
—Kasia Dietz, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2023
Visitors can play corn hole and pétanque, a French version of bocce.
—Elena Gastaldo, Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2024
If the weather had cooperated, my son and I would have enjoyed the outdoor firepit and bocce court, but the indoor gym and spa, with a steam room and sauna, were a lovely consolation.
—Christine Chitnis, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2024
Additional amenities across the estate include a bocce court, children’s play structures, and organic fruit orchards.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2024
Festa Italiana The Italian American Chamber of Commerce presents Festa Italiana, a celebration of Italian heritage that will feature live music, Italian food, Italian wines and beers, fireworks, a family fun zone complete with bounce houses, a zip line, bocce courts, rock-climbing wall, and more.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 18 July 2024
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“Bocce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bocce. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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