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🏟️ A pelota court 🏛️ A building top 🧱 A court wall
fronton

fronton

1 9.9
A building used for playing jai alai or pelota
  • noun
  • /ˈfrʌntɒn/
translation icon : frontón
  • During the tournament, fans gathered at the fronton to watch the exciting matches.

Examples

  • Swimming and basketball meets for women took place, bullfights and horse races were held, and construction began on the new Fronton Nacional (stadium for jai alai).

    Academic text (1994)

  • The players showcased their skills at the jai alai fronton in Miami.

  • The historic fronton has been a popular venue for jai alai games since the 1970s.

Synonyms

court
vsfronton
248 1.1

An area marked for playing sports like tennis or basketball

is specific to pelota and jai alai and may be a dedicated building

Surface Forms

fronton singular
frontons plural

Etymology

Fronton means the court where pelota or jai alai is played. It comes from French and Spanish, from the Latin root frons meaning 'front' or 'forehead', like English front, because the court is named after the front wall players hit the ball against.