bullfighting en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbʊlˌfaɪ.tɪŋ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From bull + fighting.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.
In Portugal, Spain, Southern France and some Latin American countries, bulls are used in the sport of bullfighting.
2007, Wikipedia:Cattle:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bull-fighting | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bullfightings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
Translations (47)
ca tauromàquia (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · fi härkätaistelu (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · mt ġlieda tat-toru (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · ja 雄牛の戦い (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · fr tauromachie (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · pt tourada (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · el ταυρομαχία (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · cmn 公牛戰鬥 /公牛战斗 (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · es tauromaquia (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · he מלחמת שוורים (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · vi đấu bò (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · ro coridă (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · it toromachia (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · nl stierenvechten (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · de Stierkampf (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · ka ხარების ბრძოლა (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · ko 황소 싸움 (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · ru корри́да (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · bg бикоборство (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · eu tauromakia (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · ru бой быко́в (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · et härjavõitlus (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · pt tauromaquia (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · hu bikaviadal (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · hy ցլամարտ (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · fr corrida (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · ar مُصَارَعَة ثِيرَانٍ (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · nn tyrefekting (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · pl korrida (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · it corrida (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · gl corrida de touros (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · az öküz döyüşü (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · af stiergeveg (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · es corrida de toros (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · gl toureo (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · la tauromachia (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · sv tjurfäktning (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · tr boğa güreşi (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · ka კორიდა (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · nb tyrefektning (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · es toreo (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · fa گاوبازی (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · nb tyrefekting (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · cmn 鬥牛 /斗牛 (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · gl tauromaquia (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · ja 闘牛 (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull) · pt corrida de touros (spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull)