jai alaiEnglishOxford New American Dictionaryjai alai /ˈhī (ə)ˌlī, ˈhaɪ (ə)ˌlaɪ / ▸ noun a game like pelota played with large curved wicker baskets: [as modifier] jai alai players. – ORIGIN Spanish, from Basque jai ‘festival’ + alai ‘merry’.