/ pəˈlɒtə; -ˈləʊ-; NAmE -ˈloʊ-/ noun
1.
[ U ] a game from Spain in which players hit a ball against a wall using a kind of basket attached to their hand
2.
[ C ] the ball used in the game of pelota
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WORD ORIGIN
Spanish , literally ball , augmentative of pella , from Latin pila ball.