Etymology

toreador

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Today it means: A bullfighter, especially one on horseback. Full definition →

Spanish toreador ← Latin taurus
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  1. Latin · derived fromtaurus
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromtoreador
  3. English todaytoreador

From Spanish toreador, from torear (“to fight bulls”), from toro (“bull”), from Latin taurus.

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