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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fronton1

1690–1700; < Spanish ڰDzԳó, irregular augmentative of frente forehead, front
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fronton1

C17: from Spanish ڰDzԳó , from frente forehead, from Latin ڰōԲ
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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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