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bullfight
(bo̵ol′fīt′)
noun
a spectacle in which a bull is first provoked in various ways and then maneuvered into position by a matador, whose task is to kill it with the thrust of a sword: it is one of a series in a public program called a corrida, popular in Spain and Spanish America
Related Forms:
- bullfighter noun
- bullfighting noun
See bullfight in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A public spectacle, performed especially in Spain, Portugal, and parts of Latin America, in which a fighting bull is engaged in a series of traditional maneuvers culminating usually with the ceremonial execution of the bull by sword. In Portugal the bull is often fought from horseback and is not killed.
Related Forms:
- bullˈfightˌer noun
- bullˈfightˌing noun
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