Etymology

encierro

en·ci·er·ro
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Today it means: A bull run, usually one held in Spain. Full definition →

Spanish encierro
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromencierro
  2. English todayencierro

Borrowed from Spanish encierro (literally “enclosure”), from encerrar (“to lock up”).

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