frontón

See also: fronton

Spanish

Etymology

From fronte +‎ -ón.

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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014