bull·fight

[bool-fahyt]
noun
a traditional Spanish, Portuguese, or Latin American spectacle in which a bull is fought by a matador, assisted by banderilleros and picadors, in a prescribed way in an arena and is usually killed.

Origin:
1745–55; bull1 + fight

bull·fight·ing, noun
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bullfight (ˈbʊlˌfaɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a traditional Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American spectacle in which a matador, assisted by banderilleros and mounted picadors, baits and usually kills a bull in an arena
 
'bullfighter
 
n
 
'bullfighting
 
n

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