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estocada

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es⋅to⋅ca⋅da

  [es-tuh-kah-duh; Sp. es-taw-kah-thah]
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–noun
the thrust of the sword by the matador into the bull in the final stage of a bullfight, designed to kill the bull.
Origin:
1570–80; < Sp < MF estoqu(ier) to give sword thrusts (see estoc ) + Sp -ada -ade 1
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