bullfight

[ bool-fahyt ]

noun
  1. 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 of bullfight

1
First recorded in 1745–55; bull1 + fight

Other words from bullfight

  • bullfighting, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for bullfight

bullfight

/ (ˈbʊlˌfaɪt) /


noun
  1. 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

Derived forms of bullfight

  • bullfighter, noun
  • bullfighting, noun

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