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pelota
[ puh-loh-tuh; Spanish pe-law-tah ]
noun
- a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- the game of jai alai.
- the ball used in pelota and jai alai.
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
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Origin of pelota1
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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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