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BASQUE PELOTA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-08-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pelota
1, record 1, English, pelota
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Basque pelota 2, record 1, English, Basque%20pelota
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Basque sport, similar to American handball. 1, record 1, English, - pelota
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are different ways of playing Basque pelota: with the hand, a bat, "remonte" and "cesta," which are types of baskets, and "trinquete" and "share," two kinds of rackets. There are different kinds of pelota courts where this sport is played. 2, record 1, English, - pelota
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pilota in Basque and Catalan, pelota in Spanish, or pelote in French (from Latin pila) is a name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using one's hand, a racket, a wooden bat (pala), or a basket propulsor, against a wall (frontón in Spanish, frontoi in Basque, frontó in Catalan) or, more traditionally, with two teams face to face separated by a line on the ground or a net. 1, record 1, English, - pelota
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pelote basque
1, record 1, French, pelote%20basque
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sport de balle au mur qui se joue à quatre joueurs avec une pala (raquette de bois) et une pelote (balle de caoutchouc pleine). 2, record 1, French, - pelote%20basque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La pelote basque est un sport issu d'une évolution du jeu de paume dans le Sud-Ouest de la France, et en particulier au Pays basque. De la main nue à la cesta punta, en passant par la pala et la chistera, cette discipline sportive comprend nombre de formules différentes. 3, record 1, French, - pelote%20basque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le jeu consiste à frapper la pelote après un bond ou à la volée sur un mur de béton de dix mètres carrés. 2, record 1, French, - pelote%20basque
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes de raqueta
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pelota vasca
1, record 1, Spanish, pelota%20vasca
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La pelota vasca (en euskera: euskal pilota) es un deporte tradicional vasco practicado principalmente en la zona norte de España, es decir, el País Vasco, Navarra, La Rioja y Castilla y León, así como también en el País Vasco francés y los países que alguna vez fueron colonia de España. Generalmente requiere la participación de dos jugadores o equipos que a su vez golpean por turnos una pelota contra un muro, llamado "frontis", hasta conseguir un tanto. 1, record 1, Spanish, - pelota%20vasca
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