pelota

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket

From Spanish pelota (“ball”). Doublet of pellet.

¿En qué se parecen un elector y una pelota? — A First Spanish Reader, Erwin W. (Erwin William) Roessler
“You said I could go to the pelota this afternoon,” he continued. — The Car of Destiny, C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson
Se construyeron excelentes frontones; pero de algún tiempo a esta parte[3] el football viene suplantando a la pelota como deporte. — The Spanish American Reader, Ernesto Nelson

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