Pelotas
[ puh-loh-tuh s; Portuguese pi-law-tahs ]
/ pəˈloʊ təs; Portuguese pɪˈlɔ tɑs /
noun
a city in S Brazil.
Definition for pelotas (2 of 2)
pelota
[ puh-loh-tuh; Spanish pe-law-tah ]
/ pəˈloʊ tə; Spanish pɛˈlɔ tɑ /
noun, plural pe·lo·tas [puh-loh-tuh z; Spanish pe-law-tahs] /pəˈloʊ təz; Spanish pɛˈlɔ tɑs/.
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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Examples from the Web for pelotas
At Pelotas, a sea-level port on Laga dos Patos, the mean annual temperature is about 63 and the annual rainfall about 42 in.
British Dictionary definitions for pelotas (1 of 2)
Pelotas
/ (Portuguese peˈlɔtas) /
noun
a port in S Brazil, in Rio Grande do Sul on the Canal de São Gonçalo. Pop: 323 000 (2005 est)
British Dictionary definitions for pelotas (2 of 2)
pelota
/ (pəˈlɒtə) /
noun
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
Word Origin for pelota
C19: from Spanish: ball, from Old French pelote; see pellet
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