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jai alai

[ hahy lahy, hahy uh-lahy, hahy uh-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.


jai alai

/ ˌhaɪ əˈlaɪ; ˈhaɪ əˌlaɪ; ˈhaɪ ˈlaɪ /

noun

  1. a version of pelota played by two or four players
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of jai alai1

1905–10; < Spanish < Basque, equivalent to jai game + alai merry
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jai alai1

via Spanish from Basque, from jai game, festival + alai merry
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Example Sentences

Sometimes a little jai alai in the living room with ripe guavas for balls and live pelicans for baskets.

Little boys are most interested in games with balls, like jai alai or football.

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