jai alai

短语

[西]回力球(一种与手球相似的球类活动, 流行于拉丁美洲)

发音

其它 /ˈhaɪlaɪ/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

pelota

词源

From Spanish, from Basque jai (“festival”) + alai (“merry”), coined by 19th century writer Serafín Baroja in order to replace the non-native name pilota. However, although jai alai is composed of Basque words, it is not the name actually used in Basque.

来源：wiktionary