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pelota

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pe⋅lo⋅ta

  [puh-loh-tuh; Sp. pe-law-tah]
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–noun, plural -tas  [-tuhz; Sp. -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.
Origin:
1890–95; < Sp: ball < MF pelote; see pellet
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pe·lo·ta   (pə-lō'tə)   
n.  

  1. Jai alai.

  2. The ball used in jai alai.


[Spanish, from Old French pelote, pellet; see pellet.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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