jai alai

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

• From Spanish, from Basque jai + alai, 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.