Plural of bocce, an Italian ball game similar to lawn bowling where players toss weighted balls to get closest to a smaller target ball.
From Italian 'boccia' meaning ball, derived from Latin 'botta' (a blow, strike). The game itself has ancient Roman origins and was popularized in Italy during medieval times.
Bocce is one of the oldest games still played—Romans spread it across their empire, and you can find bocce courts in public parks from Rome to San Francisco, making it a living artifact of cultural exchange.
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