pelota

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noun

Any of a variety of Spanish sports played against a wall.

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jai alai
OriginSpanish pelota →
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Meanings

nounpelota (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAny of a variety of Spanish sports played against a wall.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket

Similar
jai alai
Broader
court game
Also see
jai alai

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Spanishpelota“ball”
  2. Englishpelota

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

potalealepot
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APA

pelota. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelota

MLA

“pelota.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelota. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pelota,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelota.

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