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corrida

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cor·ri·da  (k-rd, -dä)
n.
A bullfight, especially a program in which six bulls aged at least four years old are engaged.

[Spanish corrida (de toros), running (of the bulls), bullfight, from past participle of correr, to run, from Latin currere; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]

corrida [koˈrriða]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Bullfighting) the Spanish word for bullfight
[Spanish, from the phrase corrida de toros, literally: a running of bulls, from correr to run, from Latin currere]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.corridacorrida - a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators
novillada - a bullfight in which the bulls are less than four years old
spectacle - an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale


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