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corrida

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

a bullfight

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: bullfighting, entertainment, lifestyle

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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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: bullfight

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spectacle

Narrower terms: novillada

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti Proto-Italic *korzō Latin currō Old Spanish correr Spanish correr Spanish -ida Spanish corridabor. English corrida Borrowed from Spanish corrida.