frontón

See also: fronton

Spanish

Etymology

From fronte +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɾonˈton/ [fɾõn̪ˈt̪õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: fron‧tón

Noun

frontón m (plural frontones)

1. (Basque pelota) fronton, wall
2. a sport consisting of hitting a ball against a wall with the hand, or a racket
3. a wall used in the sport of frontón
4. (architecture) pediment

Further reading

• “frontón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024