verb/peloteˈaɾ/
to have an informal game, play for fun; to twirl around, to swing about; to bicker, argue; to suck up; brownnose
Synonyms: hacer la pelota, lamer el culo
Etymology tree Spanish pelota Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish pelotear From pelota (“ball”) + -ear.