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fron·ton  (frntn, frn-tn)
n.
An arena for jai alai.

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

fronton [ˈfrɒntɒn frɒnˈtɒn]
n
(Individual Sports, other than specified) a wall against which pelota or jai alai is played
[from Spanish frontón, from frente forehead, from Latin frōns]


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