Jai alai
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Jai alai (/ˈhaɪ.əlaɪ/: [ˈxai aˈlai]) is a sport involving bouncing a ball off a walled-in space by accelerating it to high speeds with a hand-held wicker, commonly referred to as a cesta. It is a variation of Basque pelota. The term jai alai, coined by Serafin Baroja in 1875, is also often loosely applied to the fronton (the open-walled playing area) where matches take place. The game, whose name means "merry festival" in Basque, is called cesta-punta ("basket tip") in the Basque Country. The sport is played worldwide, but especially in Spain, France, the U.S. state of Florida, and in various Latin American countries.
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First played | 14th century |
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Characteristics | |
Contact | No |
Team members | Various |
Type | Indoor–outdoor |
Equipment | pelota, xistera/cesta |
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