frontón — meaning in English

English meaning

• gable noun The triangular section of wall at the end of a pitched roof, formed where two roof slopes meet.
• taint noun A trace of contamination, corruption, or disgrace attached to something or someone.

Senses

frontón is used for these senses in English:

• fronton A two-walled or single-walled court used as a playing area for Basque pelota.
• gable (architectural element) The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches).
• pediment (architectural element) A classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns; fronton.

taint — full definition

1. noun A trace of contamination, corruption, or disgrace attached to something or someone.
2. verb To contaminate or spoil something, physically or morally.

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