pelota
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
the game of jai alai.
the ball used in pelota and jai alai.
Origin of pelota
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How to use pelota in a sentence
Jugavan a la pelota y a un juego con unas habas como a los dados, y a otros muchos.
The Maya Indians of Southern Yucatan and Northern British Honduras | Thomas William Francis GannSmuggler and pelota player,—two things which go well together and which are essentially Basque.
Ramuntcho | Pierre LotiSe construyeron excelentes frontones; pero de algn tiempo a esta parte el football viene suplantando a la pelota como deporte.
Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader | Ernesto Nelsonpelota is a hard, fast game, and sometimes serious injuries result from playing it.
Outdoor Sports and Games | Claude H. MillerThe villages are much devoted to pelota; and few are too poor to possess some species of primitive court.
Northern Spain | Edgar T. A. Wigram
British Dictionary definitions for pelota
/ (pəˈlɒtə) /
any of various games played in Spain, Spanish America, SW France, etc, by two players who use a basket strapped to their wrists or a wooden racket to propel a ball against a specially marked wall
Origin of pelota
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