...The Indians of the Great Plains use ox boats covered with buffalo hides. There is also an ox boat called pelota in South America. [Akiko Kagiya]... From [Pelota]...Pelota is a Spanish word that means a round object, a ball, or a general term for ball games. Pelo means hair, and pelota is made by rolling it into a ball. There are also reports that dog or sheep hair was used. In Spain, pelota is found in the Basque Country, Valencia, and the Canary Islands. Basque pelota in particular has spread not only to Spain but also to 22 other countries around the world. In Latin American countries that belong to the Spanish-speaking world, pelota refers to the ball game in those regions. ... *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "pelota" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…大平原のインディアンはバッファローの生皮を張った牛舟を使う。南アメリカにもペロタpelotaと呼ばれる牛舟がある。【鍵谷 明子】。… 【ペロタ】より…ペロタはスペイン語で丸いもの,ボールまたはボールゲームの総称をいう。ペロpeloは髪の毛であり,それを丸めてボールにしたものがペロタである。犬や羊などの毛を使用したという報告も見られる。スペインのペロタはバスク地方,バレンシア地方およびカナリア諸島に見られる。とくにバスク地方のペロタはスペインだけでなく世界22ヵ国に普及している。またスペイン語圏に属する中南米諸国のペロタは,当該地域のボールゲームを指していう。… ※「pelota」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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