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bullfight

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A public spectacle, in Spain and some other Latin countries, in which a person baits and often kills a bull.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bullfeast

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: corrida

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spectacle

Narrower terms: novillada

History

Etymology

From bull + fight.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: stiergevechten — public spectacle
  • Finnish: härkätaistelu — public spectacle
  • French: corrida — public spectacle
  • French: spectacle de tauromachie — public spectacle
  • German: Stierkampf — public spectacle
  • German: Corrida — public spectacle
  • Hungarian: bikaviadal — public spectacle
  • Italian: corrida — public spectacle
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tyrefekting — public spectacle
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tyrefektning — public spectacle
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tyrefekting — public spectacle
  • Polish: korrida — public spectacle
  • Polish: corrida — public spectacle
  • Portuguese: tourada — public spectacle
  • Romanian: coridă — public spectacle
  • Slovene: bikoborba — public spectacle
  • Spanish: corrida — public spectacle
  • Spanish: corrida de toros — public spectacle
  • Swedish: tjurfäktning — public spectacle
  • Tagalog: huwego de-toro — public spectacle
  • Turkish: boğa güreşi — public spectacle