jai alai

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

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

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.
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