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pelota

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

noun

plural pelotas
  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

/ əˈɒə /

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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