jai alai

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See also: jai-alai and jaï-alaï

English

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Jai alai play in progress

Etymology

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From Spanish, from Basque jai (festival) + alai (merry), coined by 19th century writer Serafín Baroja in order to replace the non-native name pilota.[1] However, although jai alai is composed of Basque words, it is not the name actually used in Basque.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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jai alai

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

Translations

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References

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  1. ^ Lawrence Trask, Why Do Languages Change?

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English jai alai, from Spanish, from Basque jai (festival) + alai (merry).

Noun

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jai alai

  1. jai alai
  2. an illegal lottery based on the scores of jai alai games