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pelota

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

noun

, plural pe·lo·tas [p, uh, -, loh, -t, uh, z, pe-, law, -tahs].
  1. a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
  2. the game of jai alai.
  3. the ball used in pelota and jai alai.


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
“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 pelota1

1890–95; < Spanish: ball < Middle French pelote; pellet
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pelota1

C19: from Spanish: ball, from Old French pelote; see pellet
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Example Sentences

Jugavan a la pelota y a un juego con unas habas como a los dados, y a otros muchos.

Smuggler and pelota player,—two things which go well together and which are essentially Basque.

Se construyeron excelentes frontones; pero de algn tiempo a esta parte el football viene suplantando a la pelota como deporte.

Pelota is a hard, fast game, and sometimes serious injuries result from playing it.

The villages are much devoted to Pelota; and few are too poor to possess some species of primitive court.

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