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bullfighting

noun
/ˈbʊlˌfaɪ.tɪŋ/

Etymology

From bull + fighting.

  1. derived from *fehtaną✻ — “to comb, struggle, contend with”
  2. inherited from *fehtandz✻
  3. inherited from feohtende
  4. inherited from feghtyng
  5. compounded as bullfighting — “bull + fighting”

Definitions

  1. A traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a…

    A traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.

    • In Portugal, Spain, Southern France and some Latin American countries, bulls are used in the sport of bullfighting.

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