novillero

[ noh-vee-air-oh, -vuhl-yair-oh; Spanish naw-vee-ye-raw, -lye- ]

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noun

, plural no·vi·lle·ros [noh-vee-, air, -ohz, -v, uh, l-, yair, -ohz, naw-vee-, ye, -, r, aws, -, lye, -].

a young bullfighter who has not yet been named a matador.

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Word History and Origins

1920–25; < Spanish, equivalent to novill ( o ) a fighting bull less than three years old (< Latin novellus; novel ² ) + -ero (< Latin -ārius -ary ); such bulls are typically fought by novice bullfighters

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Example Sentences

Calling males were found in open scrub forest near Tehuantepec and in savannas near Novillero.

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