pelota
Also spelled: jugar pelota
What does pelota mean?
Baseball. In Panama "pelota" on its own means baseball, not soccer or any other ball game. It is the sport of the central provinces and the Caribbean coast, the one that produced Carew and Rivera, and the one that still fills stadiums during the youth championship.
Example
My uncle played pelota all through his youth in Chitré.Mi tío jugó pelota toda su juventud en Chitré.
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