pelota

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish pelota (“ball”). Doublet of pellet. === Pronunciation === === Noun === pelota (uncountable) Any of a variety of Spanish sports played against a wall. ==== Derived terms ==== Basque pelota Valencian pelota ==== See also ==== pilota === Anagrams === alepot, patole, pot ale, potale == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /peˈlota/ Rhymes: -ota Syllabification: pe‧lo‧ta === Adjective === pelota (accusative singular pelotan, plural pelotaj, accusative plural pelotajn) singular future passive participle of peli == Finnish == === Verb === pelota inflection of pelottaa: present active indicative connegative second-person singular present imperative second-person singular present active imperative connegative === Anagrams === lopeta, oletpa, peltoa == French == === Pronunciation === === Verb === pelota third-person singular past historic of peloter == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Occitan pelota or Old French pelote, from Latin pila (“ball”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /peˈlɔta̝/ === Noun === pelota f (plural pelotas) ball Synonyms: balón, bóla butter pellet an abnormal growth in the legs of the cattle (figurative, vulgar, usually in the plural) testicle === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “pelota”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “pelota”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pelota”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pelota”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pelota”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Occitan pelota (possibly via Spanish pelota), from Old French pelote, from Latin pila (“ball”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: pe‧lo‧ta === Noun === pelota f (plural pelotas) a small ball or sphere Synonym: bola ==== Derived terms ==== em pelota === References === == Spanish == === Etymology === Via Old French and Occitan from Latin pila. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /peˈlota/ [peˈlo.t̪a] Rhymes: -ota Syllabification: pe‧lo‧ta === Noun === pelota f (plural pelotas) (sports) ball (a round or ellipsoidal object) Synonym: balón jugar a (lanzar) la pelota ― to go fetch (sports) ball game (figurative, vulgar, usually in the plural) testicle ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === pelota m or f by sense (plural pelotas) people pleaser, toady Synonyms: (Spain) palmero, lameculos, lambeculos, (vulgar, derogatory) lambeculo === Further reading === “pelota”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish pelota. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /peˈlota/ [pɛˈloː.t̪ɐ] Rhymes: -ota Syllabification: pe‧lo‧ta === Noun === pelota (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜓᜆ) (sports) ball; rubber ball Synonym: bola pelota (any of a variety of Spanish sports played against a wall) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “pelota”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “pelota”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018