pelota

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

/ pəˈloʊ tə; Spanish pɛˈlɔ tɑ /

noun, plural pe·lo·tas [puh-loh-tuhz; Spanish pe-law-tahs]. /pəˈloʊ təz; Spanish pɛˈlɔ tɑs/.

a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.

the game of jai alai.

the ball used in pelota and jai alai.

Origin of pelota

1890–95; <Spanish: ball <Middle French pelote;see pellet

Words nearby pelota

Peloponnesus, Pelops, peloria, pelorize, pelorus, pelota, Pelotas, peloton, pelt, peltast, peltate

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Example sentences from the Web for pelota

Pelota is a hard, fast game, and sometimes serious injuries result from playing it.
Outdoor Sports and Games|Claude H. Miller
Pelota is a mixture of old time shinny or hocky, la-crosse and foot-ball.
Picturesque Pala|George Wharton James
Smuggler and pelota player,—two things which go well together and which are essentially Basque.
Ramuntcho|Pierre Loti
The villages are much devoted to Pelota; and few are too poor to possess some species of primitive court.
Northern Spain|Edgar T. A. Wigram

There is a capital golf-course, a great bull-ring, and a pelota court.
Ranching, Sport and Travel|Thomas Carson

British Dictionary definitions for pelota

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

Word Origin for pelota

C19: from Spanish: ball, from Old French pelote; see pellet

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

单词	pelota
释义	pelota [ puh-loh-tuh; Spanish pe-law-tah ] / pəˈloʊ tə; Spanish pɛˈlɔ tɑ / noun, plural pe·lo·tas [puh-loh-tuhz; Spanish pe-law-tahs]. /pəˈloʊ təz; Spanish pɛˈlɔ tɑs/. a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed. the game of jai alai. the ball used in pelota and jai alai. Origin of pelota 1890–95; <Spanish: ball <Middle French pelote;see pellet Words nearby pelota Peloponnesus, Pelops, peloria, pelorize, pelorus, pelota, Pelotas, peloton, pelt, peltast, peltate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pelota Pelota is a hard, fast game, and sometimes serious injuries result from playing it. Outdoor Sports and Games\|Claude H. Miller Pelota is a mixture of old time shinny or hocky, la-crosse and foot-ball. Picturesque Pala\|George Wharton James Smuggler and pelota player,—two things which go well together and which are essentially Basque. Ramuntcho\|Pierre Loti The villages are much devoted to Pelota; and few are too poor to possess some species of primitive court. Northern Spain\|Edgar T. A. Wigram There is a capital golf-course, a great bull-ring, and a pelota court. Ranching, Sport and Travel\|Thomas Carson British Dictionary definitions for pelota 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 Word Origin for pelota C19: from Spanish: ball, from Old French pelote; see pellet 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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