n.
Pronunciation: ' pe-l ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English pelote, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *pilota, diminutive of Latin pila ball
Date: 14th century
1 a : a usually small rounded, spherical, or cylindrical body (as of food or medicine) b : a wad of indigestible material (as of bones and fur) regurgitated by a bird of prey
2 : any of various projectiles fired from a weapon (as an air rifle)
– pel · let · al \ -l ə -t ə l \ adjective