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pelota

pelota noun: any of a variety of Spanish sports played against a wall.

Noun

pelota (uncountable)

  1. Any of a variety of Spanish sports played against a wall.

Origin of pelota

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

Words formed from pelota

Questions about pelota

What does pelota mean?
Pelota means any of a variety of Spanish sports played against a wall.
What part of speech is pelota?
Pelota is a noun.

Words near pelota in the dictionary

  1. Pelosis
  2. pelosity
  3. Peloso
  4. Pelosos
  5. Pelot
  6. pelota
  7. pelotherapy
  8. peloton
  9. pelotons
  10. Pelots
  11. Pelphrey

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