bocce

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Italian boccebor. English bocce Borrowed from Italian bocce.

1. A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court, or informally, as a lawn game.
2. One of the eight balls that the player throws in a game of bocce.

   “The object is throw or roll the bocces as close as possible to the pallino.”

   “The side with their bocces closest to the pallino earns points.”