pelota
9.9
A fast Basque court game in which players hit a small ball with their hand or a wicker racket
- noun
- /pəˈloʊtə/
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pelota
- The rules of pelota require players to hit the ball against a wall, allowing for some impressive rebounds.
Examples
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During the festival, we watched an exciting match of pelota where skilled players struck the ball with great speed.
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- Well, as a matter of fact... Jane and I play bare hand Pelota in it.
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Plus they absolutely have to bring back Pelota; they should've never eliminated it.
Blog text (18) -
In many Basque communities, children learn to play pelota at a young age, practicing in local courts.
Synonyms
jai alai
vspelota
2
9.9
A fast ball game from the Basque region played with a curved basket on the arm
is played using the hand or a wickerwork racket in a walled court
court game
vspelota
1
3.0
A game people play on a marked court like tennis or basketball
is a specific traditional walled ball sport struck by hand or wicker racket
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pelota comes from Spanish and is related to the French pelote, both meaning 'small ball'. That's why the name came to mean the traditional Basque or Spanish ball game played with that ball.