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jai alai definition

jai· alai (hī′lī′, hī′ə lī′)

a game like handball, popular in Latin America: it is played with a curved basket (cesta) fastened to the arm, for catching the ball and hurling it against the wall

Etymology: Sp < Basque jai, celebration + alai, merry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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