jai alain.
/ˈhʌɪlʌɪ//ˈhʌɪəlʌɪ//hʌɪəˈlʌɪ/ = pelota n.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > other racket games > [noun]
pelota1807
stické1903
jai alai1910
racquetball1965
1910 I. A. Wright Cuba i. 7 (caption) Ball Players on the Court. General Leonard Wood, a Jai Alai enthusiast among them.
1923 W. Stevens Let. 4 Feb. (1967) 234 In the evening I went to see a game of jai alai, the Spanish national game.
1947 M. Lowry Under Volcano i. 9 Its jai-alai courts are grass-grown and deserted.
1972 Times 8 Aug. (Asian Suppl.) p. vii/8 Do not forget to see a game of jai-alai [in the Philippines].
1973 Times 28 May (Macao Suppl.) p. iii/3 The fast and furious Basque ball and racquet game of Jai Alai (or Pelota Basque in Portuguese) is the latest of Macau's diversions for the visitor. The opulent new Jai Alai Centre on the Outer Harbour offers the last word in de luxe comfort for fans or gamblers betting on the matches, plus nightclub, restaurant and bar facilities.
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