jai alai
a game resembling handball, played on a three-walled court between two, four, or six players who are equipped with a long, curved wicker basket, or cesta, strapped to the wrist for catching and throwing a small, hard ball against the front wall.
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How to use jai alai in a sentence
Sometimes a little jai alai in the living room with ripe guavas for balls and live pelicans for baskets.
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British Dictionary definitions for jai alai
/ (ˈhaɪ ˈlaɪ, ˈhaɪ əˌlaɪ, ˌhaɪ əˈlaɪ) /
a version of pelota played by two or four players
Origin of jai alai
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