英语词汇jai alai的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	jai alai
词源	jai alai. The name for this court game is Basque in origin, formed from the Basque jai, “festival,” and alai, “joyous,” indi- cating that people have always had a good time playing jai alai. Other English words that come from the Basque include bi- zarre and orignal, a mostly Canadian word for the American moose.
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