Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A bullfight, especially a program in which six bulls aged at least four years old are engaged.
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- noun bullfighting A
bullfight
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- noun a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The four-course comida corrida is a genuine bargain at $35 pesos.
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The four-course comida corrida is a genuine bargain at $35 pesos.
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The four-course comida corrida is a genuine bargain at $35 pesos.
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Antonio's father always said that their bulls were the best to go the 'corrida' - the bull ring.
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This is not about winning because the corrida is a ceremony of the death.
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This is not about winning because the corrida is a ceremony of the death.
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His father, also named Hugo, is a three-time Mexican charro champion, recognized for his work as a horseman and his talent for competing in the charreada, or corrida, which is the national sport in Mexico.
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The 34-year-old is attracting sellout crowds amid dwindling interest among young Spaniards in bullfighting, which dates back as far as 1090 when a "corrida" was held to celebrate the marriage of King Alfonso VI's daughter.
Bloomberg 2010
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The 34-year-old is attracting sellout crowds amid dwindling interest among young Spaniards in bullfighting, which dates back as far as 1090 when a "corrida" was held to celebrate the marriage of King Alfonso VI's daughter.
Bloomberg 2010
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Inspired to Francisco Goya's painting El aquelarre, the video portrays a human corrida, meaning that the bull is actually the singer herself.
No fat clips!!! 2008
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