pelota

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pəˈlɒtə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pə lō′tə; Sp. pe lô′tä)

Inflections of 'pelota' (n): npl: pelotas

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pe•lo•ta  (pə lō′tə; Sp. pe lô′tä),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tas (-təz; Sp. -täs).USA pronunciation 
  1. Sporta Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
  2. Sportthe game of jai alai.
  3. Sportthe ball used in pelota and jai alai.
  • Middle French pelote; see pellet
  • Spanish: ball
  • 1890–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pelota /pəˈlɒtə/ n
  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
Etymology: 19th Century: from Spanish: ball, from Old French pelote; see pellet
'pelota' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
jai alai

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