Main Entry:

¹pel·let

Pronunciation:

\ˈpe-lət\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English pelote, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *pilota, diminutive of Latin pila ball

Date:

14th century

1 a: a usually small rounded, spherical, or cylindrical body (as of food or medicine) b: a wad of indigestible material (as of bones and fur) regurgitated by a bird of prey2: any of various projectiles fired from a weapon (as an air rifle)

— pel·let·al \-lə-t^əl\ adjective