corrida

[ kaw-ree-duh; Spanish kawr-ree-thah ]

noun,plural cor·ri·das [kaw-ree-duhz; Spanish kawr-ree-thahs]. /kɔˈri dəz; Spanish kɔrˈri ðɑs/.
  1. a bullfight.

Origin of corrida

1
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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How to use corrida in a sentence

  • We have purchased our seat in the sombra of the great bull-ring, and the corrida is about to begin.

    Mexico | Charles Reginald Enock
  • This corrida marked an epoch, but it acquired the proportions of a catastrophe.

    Unexplored Spain | Abel Chapman
  • The animals are sold from four to eight at a time, according to the status of the corrida for which they are purchased.

    The Story of Seville | Walter M. Gallichan
  • These heroes retired from the ring before Godoy influenced Maria Luisa to suppress the corrida.

    The Story of Seville | Walter M. Gallichan
  • It is fashionable to drive to the corrida behind four or six horses or mules, with gay trappings and jangling bells.

    The Story of Seville | Walter M. Gallichan

British Dictionary definitions for corrida

corrida

/ (koˈrriða) /


noun
  1. the Spanish word for bullfight

Origin of corrida

1
Spanish, from the phrase corrida de toros, literally: a running of bulls, from correr to run, from Latin currere

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