corrida

cor·ri·da

[kaw-ree-duh; Spanish kawr-ree-thah]
noun, plural cor·ri·das [kaw-ree-duhz; Spanish kawr-ree-thahs] .
a bullfight.

Origin:
1895–1900; < Spanish, short for corrida de toros literally, course, running of bulls; corrida, feminine of corrido, past participle of correr < Latin currere to run

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corrida (koˈrriða) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the Spanish word for bullfight
 
[Spanish, from the phrase corrida de toros, literally: a running of bulls, from correr to run, from Latin currere]

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