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tauromachy

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tauromachy [tɔːˈrɒməkɪ]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Bullfighting) the art or act of bullfighting
[Greek tauromakhia, from tauro- + makhē fight]
tauromachian  [ˌtɔːrəˈmeɪkɪən] adj
tauromachy, tauromaquia
1. the art or technique of bullflghting.
2. a bullfight. — tauromachian, tauromachic, adj.
See also: Bulls and Bullfighting
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tauromachy - the activity at a bullfighttauromachy - the activity at a bullfight          
bullfighting
blood sport - sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting)
moment of truth - the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull
Translations
tauromachy [ˈtɔːrəmækɪ] N → tauromaquia f
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As well as bombarding the Korean Embassy with letters of complaint, I have also written to the Spanish Embassy to complain about tauromachy (bull fighting), as well as the Chinese Embassy to protest about their brutal treatment of dogs in the production of tegumental products (the dog's natural covering - fur, skin, etc).
Eating disorder by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
The basics of a manual of tauromachy are all there (the description of the passes, the explanation of the rules, the principles of the art) but they are interlaced with digressions, opinions, and impressions and delivered in the kind of offhand, spontaneous tone that is reminiscent of the best travel books.
Death in the Afternoon as seen by Tomas Orts-Ramos (Uno al Sesgo) by Bredendick, Nancy / The Hemingway Review
The country's most popular bullfights are held at the beginning of September during the corridas goyescas, in which the 19th-century costumes immortalized by Goya in his painting of the Romeros, Tauromachy (a print of this work is on display in the bullfighting museum).
Ronda by Lipscomb, Kelly / Spain Adventure Guide
 
 
 
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