Bocce

Originally practiced many centuries ago by various peoples, bocce evolved over the years in Roman, Greek and Italian cultures as it spread through cities and brought together the residents of the area. The old bocce was played with rocks or coconuts to roll, but the sport has evolved through the years and some aspects have changed. Modern bocce was believed to be popularized by Italian general and politician Giuseppe Garibaldi in the 1800s. From that moment, the sport began to rise and fall in popularity until the first tournament in Athens, Greece. Since then, the sport has been steadily rising in popularity.
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A popular sport in Italy, bocce was assisted in its global exposure by Italian immigrants who traveled the world. It is now popular with generations young and old in communities everywhere. The sport has even found its way to America

Essential bocce dictionary
Terms to know before attending  a bocce match in Italy

• andà sü, to invite the team member to place his ball as close as possible to the small ball, and thus try to score a point.
• balâi, the small ball (“pallino”) in the game of bocce. 
• bucia, ball.
• bucia rèsta, nella loc. fà bucia rèsta, to hit and strike an opponent's ball away while managing to stop your own boccia in the place of the former (also called “stop” or trick).
• bucià, to bowl in a bocce game.

• fà ’r pôont, to score a point.
• giügà ai bucc, to play bocce.

• giœgh di bucc, bocce field.
• piàgh ar pôont, to score a point. 
• marcà i pôont, to keep the score.   
• rafà, a particular kind of flying throw technique. The player throws the boccia in the air, aiming to hit the other team's winning ball and strike it away from the balâi.
• trà via ar balâi, to start a bocce match by throwing the balâi.
• vâins/pèerd la partìa, to win/lose a game.
• vardà a giügà ai bucc, to watch a game of bocce.