The Collaborative International Dictionary
Palestras
Palestra \Pa*les"tra\, n.; pl. L. Palestr[ae], E. Palestras. [NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. ?, fr. ? to wrestle.] [Written also pal[ae]stra.] (Antiq.)
A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general.
A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.