plaza de torosn.

Brit.

/ˌplɑːzə dᵻ ˈtɔːrɒs/,

/ˌplaθə dᵻ ˈtɔːrɒs/, U.S.

/ˌplɑzə də ˈtɔroʊs/

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish plaza de toros.

Etymology: < Spanish plaza de toros bullring (1602) < plaza plaza n. + de of (see de prep.) + toros , plural of toro bull ( < classical Latin taurus : see Taurus n.).

In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries: a bullring. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > bullfighting or bullfight > [noun] > arena

list1672

plaza de toros1807

circus1812

bullring1824

1807 Gen. Whitelocke Diary July in A. Graham-Yool Forgotten Colony (1981) ii. 51 The result of this action left me in possession of the Plaza de Toros..and the Residencia.

1846 R. Ford Gatherings from Spain xxi. 296 All the world crowds to the Plaza de toros.

1910 Encycl. Brit. IV. 789/2 Before the introduction of railways there were comparatively few bull-rings (plazas de toros) in Spain... At the present day nearly every larger town and city in Spain has its plaza de toros.

1934 A. Huxley Beyond Mexique Bay 285 A temporary Plaza de Toros had been built..a circular fence with a precarious grandstand on the shadier side.

1965 C. D. Eby Siege of Alcázar iii. 58 Toledo was converted into a noisy plaza de toros, but the matador was never in danger of being gored by his victim.

1992 Town & Country Jan. 31/1 The Exhibition Hall..will be transformed to resemble a plaza de toros.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plaza de toros
释义	plaza de torosn. Brit. /ˌplɑːzə dᵻ ˈtɔːrɒs/, /ˌplaθə dᵻ ˈtɔːrɒs/, U.S. /ˌplɑzə də ˈtɔroʊs/ Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish plaza de toros. Etymology: < Spanish plaza de toros bullring (1602) < plaza plaza n. + de of (see de prep.) + toros , plural of toro bull ( < classical Latin taurus : see Taurus n.). In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries: a bullring. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > bullfighting or bullfight > [noun] > arena list1672 plaza de toros1807 circus1812 bullring1824 1807 Gen. Whitelocke Diary July in A. Graham-Yool Forgotten Colony (1981) ii. 51 The result of this action left me in possession of the Plaza de Toros..and the Residencia. 1846 R. Ford Gatherings from Spain xxi. 296 All the world crowds to the Plaza de toros. 1910 Encycl. Brit. IV. 789/2 Before the introduction of railways there were comparatively few bull-rings (plazas de toros) in Spain... At the present day nearly every larger town and city in Spain has its plaza de toros. 1934 A. Huxley Beyond Mexique Bay 285 A temporary Plaza de Toros had been built..a circular fence with a precarious grandstand on the shadier side. 1965 C. D. Eby Siege of Alcázar iii. 58 Toledo was converted into a noisy plaza de toros, but the matador was never in danger of being gored by his victim. 1992 Town & Country Jan. 31/1 The Exhibition Hall..will be transformed to resemble a plaza de toros. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1807
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