media vuelta
/ˈmeɪdɪə ˈvwɛltə/(also media-vuelte) Bullfighting
noun
A movement in which the bull is approached from behind and stabbed as it turns.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), writer. From Spanish media vuelta, lit. ‘half turn’ from media, feminine of medio half + vuelta.