Bocce play in Cape Coral, Florida, US in 2007Bocce being 8️⃣ playeda typical bocce set

Bocce ( ,[1][2] or ,[3] Italian: [ˈbɔttʃe]), sometimes anglicized as bocce ball,[4] bocci[5] or boccie,[1] is a 8️⃣ ball sport belonging to the boules family.

Developed into its present form in Italy, it is closely related to British bowls 8️⃣ and French pétanque, with a common ancestry from ancient games played in the Roman Empire.

Bocce is played around western, southern 8️⃣ and southeastern Europe, as well as in overseas areas with historical Italian immigrant population, including Australia, North America, and South 8️⃣ America, principally Argentina and the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.