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Main Entry:: jai alai
Pronunciation:: \ˈhī-ˌlī, ˌhī-ə-ˈlī\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Spanish, from Basque, from jai festival + alai merry
Date:: 1903

: a court game somewhat like handball played usually by two or four players with a ball and a long curved wicker basket strapped to the wrist

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