- fron|ton
- fron|ton «FRON ton», noun.1. a court for jai alai or pelota.2. a building where jai alai games are played╂[< Spanish frontón < frente forehead < Latin frōns, -frontis]
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fron — af·fron·té; con·fron·ta·tion; ef·fron·tery; fron·del·ite; fron·dent; fron·des·cence; fron·deur; fron·dif·er·ous; fron·dose; fron·ta·lis; fron·tal·i·ty; fron·tiers·man; fron·tis; fron·to·genesis; fron·to occipital; fron·to·parietal;… … English syllables
ton — abur·ton; ac·e·ton·ate; ac·e·ton·emia; ac·e·ton·ic; ac·e·ton·uria; ac·e·ton·yl; ac·e·ton·yl·ac·e·tone; ac·e·ton·yl·i·dene; ace·tyl·ac·e·ton·ate; ac·ton; al·cap·ton; al·kap·ton; al·kap·ton·u·ria; al·las·so·ton·ic; an·a·glyp·ton;… … English syllables
fronton — fron·ton … English syllables
fronton — /fron ton, fron ton /, n. 1. a building in which jai alai is played, containing the cancha or court and sometimes having facilities for betting. 2. Informal. jai alai. [1690 1700; < Sp frontón, irreg. aug. of frente forehead, FRONT] * * * … Universalium
Fronton — Fron|ton 〈[frɔ̃tɔ̃:] n. 15; Arch.〉 = Frontispiz (2) [frz., „Giebel“] * * * Fron|ton [frõ tõ:], das; s, s [frz. fronton, zu: front = Stirn(seite)] (Archit.): ↑Frontispiz (1) über einem Fenster, einer Tür … Universal-Lexikon
fronton — (fron ton) s. m. 1° Ornement d architecture, de forme triangulaire ordinairement, qui surmonte et couronne la principale entrée d un édifice. • Claude Perrault inventa les machines avec lesquelles on transporta des pierres de cinquante deux… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Fronton — Fron|ton 〈[frɔ̃tɔ̃:] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; Arch.〉 = Frontispiz (2) [Etym.: frz., »Giebel«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
Fronton — Fron|ton [frõ tõ:] das; s, s <aus gleichbed. fr. fronton> svw. ↑Frontispiz … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
fronton — fron•ton [[t]ˈfrɒn tɒn[/t]] n. 1) spo a building in which jai alai is played 2) spo inf jai alai • Etymology: 1895–1900; < Sp frontón, irreg. aug. of frente forehead, front … From formal English to slang
fronton — fron|ton sb., en, er, erne (frontgavl) … Dansk ordbog
