jai|a|lai

jai|a|lai
jai a|lai, or jai|a|lai «HY LY, HY uh LY, HY uh LY», noun.
a game like handball, played on a walled court with a hard ball, popular in Spain, Latin America, and parts of the United States; pelota. The ball is caught and thrown with a curved wicker basket fastened to the arm.
[< Spanish jai alai < Basque < jai festival + alai merry]

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