/ Dictionary / Index P pelota: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pe•lo•ta Pronunciation: (pu-lō'tu Sp. pe-lô'tä), [key] — pl. -tas a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed. the game of jai alai. the ball used in pelota and jai alai. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: pelota (Thesaurus) pelorus Pelotas Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language