corrida

cor·ri·da

C0660900 (kō-rē′də, -dä)n. A bullfight, especially a program in which six bulls aged at least four years old are engaged.

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[Spanish corrida (de toros), running (of the bulls), bullfight, from past participle of correr, to run, from Latin currere; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]

corrida

(koˈrriða) n (Bullfighting) the Spanish word for bullfight[Spanish, from the phrase corrida de toros, literally: a running of bulls, from correr to run, from Latin currere]

cor•ri•da

(Sp. kɔrˈri ðɑ)

n., pl. -das (Sp. -täs). a bullfight. [1895–1900; < Sp, short for corrida de toros literally, running of bulls; corrida, n. use of feminine of corrido, past participle of correr < Latin currere to run]

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corrida - a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectatorsbullfightnovillada - a bullfight in which the bulls are less than four years oldspectacle - an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale