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tauromachy

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Bullfighting

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, literary, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the activity at a bullfight

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bullfighting

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: blood sport

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”) + μάχη (mákhē, “battle”).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: тавромахия (tavromahija) — bullfighting — see also bullfighting
  • Catalan: tauromàquia — bullfighting — see also bullfighting
  • French: tauromachie — bullfighting — see also bullfighting
  • Galician: tauromaquia — bullfighting — see also bullfighting
  • Georgian: ტავრომახია (ṭavromaxia) — bullfighting — see also bullfighting
  • Italian: tauromachia — bullfighting — see also bullfighting
  • Macedonian: тавромахија (tavromahija) — bullfighting — see also bullfighting
  • Portuguese: tauromaquia — bullfighting — see also bullfighting
  • Romanian: tauromahie — bullfighting — see also bullfighting
  • Russian: тавромахия (tavromaxija) — bullfighting — see also bullfighting
  • Spanish: tauromaquia — bullfighting — see also bullfighting