Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A court game in which players use a long hand-shaped basket strapped to the wrist to propel a ball against a wall.
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- noun a
Basque ball game in which theplayers propel the ball using a longbasket attached to thewrist
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- noun a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Spanish, from Basque : jai, festival + alai, joyous.]
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Spanish, from Basque jai (“festival”) + alai (“merry”)
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johnmperry commented on the word jai alai
also known as pelota vasca
August 17, 2008