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frontenis

American  
[fruhn-ten-is, fron-] / frʌnˈtɛn ɪs, frɒn- /

noun

  1. a Latin American game, resembling squash, played with rackets and a hard rubber ball on a three-walled court similar to a jai alai court.

Etymology

Origin of frontenis

First recorded in 1940–45; from Latin American Spanish (Mexico), blend of Spanish frontón fronton and tenis tennis

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