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pelota Definition


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pelota
noun pelotas
    1. A court game of Basque origin, played in Spain, SW France and Latin America, in which the players use a basket-like device strapped to their wrists to catch and throw a ball against a specially marked wall. Also called jai alai.
    2. The ball used in this game.
Etymology: 19c: Spanish, meaning ‘ball'.



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