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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Amenities include a supervised kids’ program, plus a fitness center, yoga classes, and courts for tennis, bocce, and pickleball.
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Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2024
Mix High and Low The garden operates on two levels, with a firepit lounge and dining area on the first level, and a bocce court and swinging chair on the second.
—Rory Evans, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2025
This 12-acre park has interactive water features, bocce courts, reading rooms, art installations and more.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025
The grounds include a bocce court, outdoor dining spot, stone fire pit and mature landscaping.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The Roost beverage director Justin Sheffey will come up with easy-drinking happy hour cocktails to sip on Good Neighbor’s three patios, one of which will replace a former bocce court.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 18 Mar. 2025
Over the past 10 years, new luxury apartments have been developed in the area along with several new restaurants, a new community recreation center, and outdoor bocce courts, along with summer concerts, car shows, and other community events.
—Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
There’s a one-acre cabernet sauvignon vineyard, a pickleball court and a bocce court.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
This best-selling set from Amazon is an all-around solid standard bocce set.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 26 July 2024
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Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2024
Mix High and Low The garden operates on two levels, with a firepit lounge and dining area on the first level, and a bocce court and swinging chair on the second.
—Rory Evans, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2025
This 12-acre park has interactive water features, bocce courts, reading rooms, art installations and more.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025
The grounds include a bocce court, outdoor dining spot, stone fire pit and mature landscaping.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The Roost beverage director Justin Sheffey will come up with easy-drinking happy hour cocktails to sip on Good Neighbor’s three patios, one of which will replace a former bocce court.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 18 Mar. 2025
Over the past 10 years, new luxury apartments have been developed in the area along with several new restaurants, a new community recreation center, and outdoor bocce courts, along with summer concerts, car shows, and other community events.
—Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
There’s a one-acre cabernet sauvignon vineyard, a pickleball court and a bocce court.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
This best-selling set from Amazon is an all-around solid standard bocce set.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 26 July 2024
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“Bocce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bocce. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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