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‖ manoletina|manoleˈtina|
[Sp., f. Manolet(e, the professional name of the Spanish bullfighter Manuel L. R. Sánchez (1917–47) + -ina.]
In bullfighting, a decorative pass popularized by Manolete, in which the muleta is held behind the back in the left hand. Also known as the orteguina.
1952J. Marks To the Bullfight v. 67 We may watch him [sc. the matador], at short range, ignoring it [sc. the bull] in imitation of Manolete's most imperious yet least estimable manner, as it rushes by under his right arm and the muleta that skims its back in a manoletina. 1957A. MacNab Bulls of Iberia xv. 193 Three manoletinas (very exciting with such big horns, which come out under man's armpits each time). 1959V. J.-R. Kehoe Aficionado! xvi. 201/2 This pass is called an orteguina or, more commonly today, a manoletina—after Domingo Ortega who revived it out of an old school, and Manolete who popularized and refined it to a high degree... it is another adorno. 1961― Wine, Women & Toros! x. 129/1 His faenas include..manoletinas looking at the crowd and then—surprise—he kills very well! 1971J. Leibold This is the Bullfight xvii. 204 The manoletina is probably the most popular of all the decorative passes and is utilized by bullfighters of every degree of experience. The manoletina is always performed as a right-handed pass with the sword extending the cloth and while it is a very spectacular pass it is not nearly as dangerous as it appears. 1974Aiken (S. Carolina) Standard 18 Apr. 4-c/4 Then the grandstand falls silent as Diaz prepares to execute a ‘manoletina’, a pass rarely seen in bullfighting. The matador must not turn his head as the bull comes pounding across the sand, but only feels the rush of wind as the animal charges by. |