pelota in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pelota in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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frontón

pelota

frontón (cancha)

pelota court

cesta punta (deporte)

pelota

cesta punta (canasta)

basket (for playing pelota)

jai alai

pelota

pelota vasca

pelota

pelotari

pelota player

pelota vasca

A ball game, also known as jai alai, that developed in the Basque Country. It is played in Spain, Mexico, Cuba and Florida.
The game has similarities to squash and fives. It is played in a frontón, a court with three high walls. The players use a cesta, a long, concave basket attached to their hand with a strap, to throw and catch the ball against the wall. The ball reaches high speeds and spectators watch from behind a metal fence. Pelota is played by two teams of two players. It is a professional game on which spectators place bets.

pelota in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pelota in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

frontón

pelota

frontón

wall (used to play pelota)

frontón (pista)

pelota court

frontón (edificio)

building in which pelota is played

pelota

pelota

pelota Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

frontón

wall (used to play pelota)

frontón (edificio)

building in which pelota is played

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Because of the increasing popularity of the game, many churches put up signs forbidding pelota games on their porches.

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For the different variations of Basque pelota, see the main article on Basque pelota.

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