frontenis in British English
(frʌnˈtɛnɪs, frɒnˈtɛnɪs)
noun
sport
a variation of the Basque ball game of pelota played on a large court with a tennis-style racquet
frontenis in American English
(frʌnˈtenɪs, frɑn-)
noun
a Latin American game, resembling squash, played with rackets and a hard rubber ball on a three-walled court similar to a jai alai court
Word origin
[1940–45; ‹ Amer Sp, b. Sp frontón fronton and tenis tennis]This word is first recorded in the period 1940–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: airlift, sealant, silkscreen, snorkel, whiteoutImage offrontenis
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