[hahy lahy, hahy uh-lahy, hahy uh-lahy] 
| 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 a·lai (hī' lī', hī' ə-lī', hī' ə-lī') n. A court game in which players use a long hand-shaped basket strapped to the wrist to propel a ball against a wall. [Spanish, from Basque : jai, festival + alai, joyous.] |
