a public show that is popular in Spain, Mexico, and some other countries, in which a matador challenges a bull with a sword in an enclosed arena: in most countries, the bull is usually killed
bullfight
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bullfight
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.
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- bull′fight′er
noun
- bull′fight′ing
noun
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Noun
(plural bullfights)
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Sentence Examples
- Paso Doble was created as a Spanish folk dance, and was also used to illustrate a bullfight.