fronton

[fron-ton, fron-ton]

noun

1. a building in which jai alai is played, containing the cancha or court and sometimes having facilities for betting.

2. Informal.,  jai alai.

fronton

/ ˈfrɒntɒn, frɒnˈtɒn /

noun

1. a wall against which pelota or jai alai is played

Word History and Origins

Origin of fronton¹

1690–1700; < Spanish frontón, irregular augmentative of frente forehead, front

Word History and Origins

Origin of fronton¹

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

Example Sentences

FRONTON, Texas - Lihua Wu’s journey to the United States started when she scrolled past the words “The Route”, one of several common hashtags on Douyin, the Chinese counterpart of TikTok, advising migrants on the irregular overland trek across Latin America to the United States, also known online as “the Big Beautiful.”

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In a March 16 tweet, CBP Chief Border Patrol Agent Gloria Chavez in the Rio Grande Valley sector that includes Fronton said the increase was “creating a strain on our workforce due to the complexities of the language barrier & lengthens the processing.”

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The most abrupt was Peru’s El Fronton in 1986 when the government used gun boats to put down a riot, killing more than 100 inmates.

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The first jai alai fronton in the U.S. was built in St. Louis, for the 1904 World’s Fair, and in its heyday the game was played in several states.

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Less than a year after hosting its final regulation game, Dania Beach will hold a 10-day exhibition tournament next month that he hopes will revive a full-fledged season there in time for the fronton’s 70th anniversary in December.

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