Word Study
[2x]
: Pâ Pæ Pè Pé Pœ P- P. P/ P< Pa Pb Pc Pd Pe Pf Ph Pi Pj Pk Pl Pm Pn Po Pp Pr Ps Pt Pu Pv Pw Px Py
pelota
CIDE DICTIONARY
pelota, n. [Sp., lit., ball.].
A Basque, Spanish, and Spanish-American game played in a court, in which a ball is struck with a wickerwork racket. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pelota, n. a Basque or Spanish game played in a walled court with a ball and basket-like rackets attached to the hand.
Etymology
Sp., = ball, augment. of pella f. L pila
For further exploring for "pelota" in Webster Dictionary Online
