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pelota

 
Dictionary: pe·lo·ta   (pə-lō') pronunciation

n.
  1. Jai alai.
  2. The ball used in jai alai.

[Spanish, from Old French pelote, pellet. See pellet.]


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(Spanish: "little ball") Any of several games in which players take turns, using a glove or implement, hitting a rubber ball either directly at one another or off a wall. The latter version is related to handball and jai alai, which are played by two or four players on one-, two-, or three-walled courts using gloves, rackets, or bats. In Spain and elsewhere, pelota is a professional sport on which spectators wager.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket
  Synonym: jai alai


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - boldspil

Nederlands (Dutch)
Spaans/Baskisch balspel, bal gebruikt in dit spel

Français (French)
n. - pelote basque

Deutsch (German)
n. - Pelotaspiel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (χαρτοπαίγνιο) (μ)πελότα

Italiano (Italian)
pelota

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pelota basca (f)

Русский (Russian)
игра в пелоту

Español (Spanish)
n. - pelota vasca

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - pelota (baskiskt bollspel)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
回力球

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 回力球

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 하이알라이(스페인.중남미의 놀이)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ペロタ, ペロタのボール

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) البلوته : نوع من لعب الكرة والمضرب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פלוטה (משחק כדור)‬


 
 

 

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