frente

/ˈfɾente/ · A2 · noun · m

front

frente — front

frente = front: both from Latin frons, Spanish just swapped the o for e

Latin frons, frontis meant forehead or foremost part. English kept the o (front, frontier, confront); Spanish shifted it to e. Masculine el frente is the front of a place, a battle or the weather; feminine la frente is the forehead.

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