Etymology

pelota

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Today it means: Any of a variety of Spanish sports played against a wall. Full definition →

Spanish pelota
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  1. Spanish · borrowed frompelota“ball”
  2. English todaypelota

From Spanish pelota (“ball”). Doublet of pellet.

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