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fron·ton

(frŏn′tŏn′, frōn-tōn′)

An arena for jai alai.

[Spanish frontón, wall, fronton, augmentative of frente, forehead, face, from Old Spanish fruente, from Latin frōns, front-.]

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fronton

(ˈfrɒntɒn; frɒnˈtɒn)

(Individual Sports, other than specified) a wall against which pelota or jai alai is played

[C17: from Spanish frontón, from frente forehead, from Latin frōns]

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fron•ton

(ˈfrɒn tɒn)

n.

1. a building in which jai alai is played.

2. jai alai.

[1895–1900; < Sp frontón, irreg. augmentative of frente forehead, front]

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