muleta

[moo-ley-tuh, -let-uh]

mu·le·ta

[moo-ley-tuh, -let-uh]
noun
a red cloth similar to but smaller than a capa and manipulated by a stick set into one of the three holes in or near the center, for use by a matador in guiding the course of the bull's attack in the stage of the fight preparatory to the kill.

Origin:
1830–40; < Spanish: prop, support, muleta, diminutive of mula (feminine) mule1
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Muleta is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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muleta (mjuːˈlɛtə)
 
n
the small cape attached to a stick used by the matador during the final stages of a bullfight
 
[Spanish: small mule, crutch, from mulamule1]

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