Pelota From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pelota (Spanish for ball) can refer to the popular and shortened names for a number of ball games: Basque pelota Chaza Jai alai Mesoamerican ballgame Palla Pelota mixteca Valencian pilota Frontenis Pétanque Racketlon Other uses Pelota (boat), an improvised skin boat for crossing rivers. Protein pelota homolog a protein encoded by the PELO gene Index of articles associated with the same name This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names). If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Related Articles