jai alai

Significat (Anglès)

a Basque ball game in which the players propel the ball using a long basket attached to the wrist

Conceptes

frontó

cesta punta

pilota basca

Sinònims

pelota

Traduccions

pelota vasca

jaï-alaï

pelota

jai alai

jai alai

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈhaɪlaɪ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

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.