pelota
ball
Used in games and sports
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pellet
a small rounded object
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-ota
augmentative suffix
Pelota means ball and is related to the English word pellet0, since a ball is a bigger version (-ota1) of a pellet.
pelota
ball
The standard word for a ball used in sports and games.
El niño lanzó la pelota por encima de la vallaThe boy threw the ball over the fence
La pelota entró justo por el ánguloThe ball went right into the corner