pelotari

pelota player

noun peh-loh-TAH-ree Rare

Origin: From Basque pelotari, from pelota (ball) + -ari (agent suffix).

Usage Note

Pelotari denotes a player of pelota vasca, the Basque ball-court sport played against a wall (frontón). The word is Basque in origin and is one of the few nouns in Spanish that ends in -i without changing for gender (el/la pelotari). The sport remains closely tied to Basque cultural identity.

Examples

"El pelotari lanzó la pelota con fuerza."

Natural Translation

The pelota player threw the ball with force.

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