bullfights
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bullfights, plural;
/ˈbo͝olˌfīt/,
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bullfights, plural;
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A public spectacle, particularly in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, at which a bull is baited in a highly stylized manner and then usually killed
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- (bullfight) a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators
- (bullfighting) the activity at a bullfight
- Bullfighting (also known as tauromachy, from ταυρομάχη – tavromache, "bull-fight"; or as corrida de toros in Spanish) is a traditional spectacle of Spain, Portugal, southern France and several Latin American countries, in which one or more bulls are ritually killed in a bullring as a public ...
- (Bullfighters) A matador is a torero and the main performer in bullfighting, practiced in Spain, Mexico, France and various other countries influenced by Spanish culture . He or she is the person who performs with and kills the bull. ...
- (The Bullfighters) The Bullfighters (1945) is a late Laurel and Hardy feature film. The plot involves the team working as private detectives in Mexico City. When Laurel is found to resemble a famous matador, he is forced to take his place in the bullring. ...
- (bullfighting) A sport popular in Spain and Mexico in which a matador taunts and ultimately kills a bull at close range
- (Bullfighting) or tauromachy (Spanish toreo, corrida de toros or tauromaquia; Portuguese corrida de touros or tauromaquia) is a blood sport that involves, most of the times, professional performers (matadores) who execute various formal moves with the goal of appearing graceful and confident, ...