pelota

[ puh-loh-tuh; Spanish pe-law-tah ]

noun,plural pe·lo·tas [puh-loh-tuhz; Spanish pe-law-tahs]. /pəˈloʊ təz; Spanish pɛˈlɔ tɑs/.
  1. a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.

  2. the game of jai alai.

  1. the ball used in pelota and jai alai.

Origin of pelota

1
1890–95; <Spanish: ball <Middle French pelote;see pellet

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British Dictionary definitions for pelota

pelota

/ (pəˈlɒtə) /


noun
  1. 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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C19: from Spanish: ball, from Old French pelote; see pellet

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