jai alai

[ hahy-lahy, hahyuh-lahy, hahyuh-lahy ]

noun
  1. 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.

Origin of jai alai

1
1905–10; <Spanish <Basque, equivalent to jai game + alai merry

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jai alai

/ (ˈhaɪ ˈlaɪ, ˈhaɪ əˌlaɪ, ˌhaɪ əˈlaɪ) /


noun
  1. a version of pelota played by two or four players

Origin of jai alai

1
via Spanish from Basque, from jai game, festival + alai merry

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