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Jai alai

//ˈhaɪlaɪ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    a Basque ball game in which the players propel the ball using a long basket attached to the wrist
  2. 2
    a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket wordnet

Etymology

From Spanish, from Basque jai (“festival”) + alai (“merry”), coined by 19th century writer Serafín Baroja in order to replace the non-native name pilota. However, although jai alai is composed of Basque words, it is not the name actually used in Basque.

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