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
See jai alai in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(hīˈ līˌ, hīˈ ə-līˌ, hīˌ ə-līˈ)
noun
A court game in which players use a long hand-shaped basket strapped to the wrist to propel a ball against a wall.