mu·le·ta (m -l  t , -l t)n. A short red cape suspended from a hollow staff, used by a matador to maneuver a bull during the final passes before a kill. [Spanish, small mule, crutch, muleta, diminutive of mula, she-mule, from Latin m  la, feminine of mlus, mule.] |
muleta [mjuːˈlɛtə]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Bullfighting) the small cape attached to a stick used by the matador during the final stages of a bullfight
[Spanish: small mule, crutch, from mula mule1]
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