Frentón

noun

Fren·​tón

ˈfrenˌtän

plural Frentones

frenˈtōnēz

: a member of an Indian people constituting a division of the Guaicuru and comprising the Mocoví and Toba and formerly the Abipón

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Spanish frentón, adjective, having a large forehead, augmentative of frente forehead, from Latin front-, frons

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