jai alai

See also: jaï-alaï

English

Etymology

Spanish, from Basque jai (“festival”) +‎ alai (“merry”), coined by 19th century writer Serafín Baroja in order to replace the non-native name pilota[1].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪlaɪ/, /ˈhaɪəlaɪ/, /haɪəˈlaɪ/

Noun

jai alai

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

Translations

References
  1. Lawrence Trask, Why Do Languages Change?

Etymology

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

Noun

jai alai

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

Quotations

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