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pelota

Noun

pe=lo=ta

WORDNET DICTIONARY

pelota(n = noun.act) jai alai - a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket; Array

is a kind of court game

pelota, n. [Sp., lit., ball.].

A Basque, Spanish, and Spanish-American game played in a court, in which a ball is struck with a wickerwork racket. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

pelota, n. a Basque or Spanish game played in a walled court with a ball and basket-like rackets attached to the hand.

Etymology

Sp., = ball, augment. of pella f. L pila

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