fronton

noun

fron·ton ˈfrän-ˌtän

: a jai alai arena

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Players wait their turn while competing in a round-robin format at the Magic City Casino fronton. — Arian Campo-Flores, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2022 But Commissioner Lee Constantine said a venue with gambling at the old Orlando Jai Alai fronton site could be a step backward for an area that until just a few years ago had topless bars and dog racing nearby. — Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com, 21 Dec. 2021 See All Example Sentences for fronton

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Etymology

Spanish frontón gable, wall of a pelota court, fronton, from augmentative of frente forehead, from Latin front-, frons

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1896, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fronton was in 1896

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“Fronton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fronton. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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