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JAI ALAI [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-12-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Team Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- jai alai
1, record 1, English, jai%20alai
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- jai-alai 1, record 1, English, jai%2Dalai
correct
- cesta punta 1, record 1, English, cesta%20punta
correct
- zesta punta 2, record 1, English, zesta%20punta
correct
- jai alais 3, record 1, English, jai%20alais
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Basket: this is the version known in the USA and Macao as Jai Alai. In Basque it's called saski-pilota (literally: basket-ball) and cesta-punta in Spanish. It uses a special glove that extends into a long pointed curved basket (hence the name), no more than 60 cm long in straight line nor 110 cm by curved line. Rubber ball. The players use it to catch the ball and propel it back against the main court. Again, only for men. 1, record 1, English, - jai%20alai
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Zesta Punta is played with a wicker basket approximately 63 to 70 cm long. The ball weighs about 125 gr and is covered with parchment skin. This kind of pelota is played in a fronton called Jai-Alai and is characterized by the speed of the pelota. 2, record 1, English, - jai%20alai
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Jai-Alai (pronounced hi-lie in English and hi-ah-lie in Basque) means "Merry Festival" in the Basque language. The term is used to denote a fronton (or open-walled arena) used to play a variety of Pelota called Cesta Punta, and, more broadly, to the game itself. 1, record 1, English, - jai%20alai
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
jai alai; or (sports: Mexico & Southern U.S.) jai alais (Webster 1968) 3, record 1, English, - jai%20alai
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports d'équipe
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- jai alai
1, record 1, French, jai%20alai
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cesta punta 2, record 1, French, cesta%20punta
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vous vous demandez peut-être qu'est-ce que le Jai Alai? Il s'agit d'un sport dans lequel les joueurs doivent lancer une balle au mur à l'aide d'un gant ressemblant à une crosse. La vitesse de la balle peut atteindre plus de 180 mph et c'est pourquoi on surnomme ce sport le world's fastest ballgame. 1, record 1, French, - jai%20alai
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le pelote basque est un sport issu d'une évolution du jeu de paume dans le Sud-Ouest de la France, en particulier au Pays basque et dans le sud de la Gascogne. De la main nue à la cesta punta, en passant par la pala et la chistera, cette discipline sportive comprend nombre de formules différentes. 2, record 1, French, - jai%20alai
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes de equipo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- jai alai
1, record 1, Spanish, jai%20alai
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cesta punta 1, record 1, Spanish, cesta%20punta
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pelota vasca - En la actualidad existen otras variantes entre las que destacan la pelota a mano, la cual se practica principalmente en La Rioja, Navarra y [el] País Vasco; el Xare (o share), el frontenis, la paleta cuero, la paleta goma, una modalidad originaria de Argentina y la cesta punta o jai alai, la variante más popular. 1, record 1, Spanish, - jai%20alai
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