Meanings
plural bullfightings · alternative bull-fighting
- uncountableusuallyA traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.
In Portugal, Spain, Southern France and some Latin American countries, bulls are used in the sport of bullfighting.
2007, Wikipedia:CattleSynonyms: tauromachy, bullfight
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.
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Translations
Afrikaans stiergeveg
- stiergevegspectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Arabic مُصَارَعَة ثِيرَانٍ
- مُصَارَعَة ثِيرَانٍ (muṣāraʕat ṯīrānin)spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Basque tauromakia
- tauromakiaspectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Bulgarian бикоборство
- бикоборство (bikoborstvo)spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Catalan tauromàquia
- tauromàquiaspectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Chinese Mandarin 公牛戰鬥 /公牛战斗, 鬥牛 /斗牛
- 公牛戰鬥 /公牛战斗 (gōngniú zhàndòu)spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
- 鬥牛 /斗牛 (dòuniú)spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Dutch stierenvechten
- stierenvechtenspectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Estonian härjavõitlus
- härjavõitlusspectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Finnish härkätaistelu
- härkätaisteluspectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
French tauromachie, corrida
- tauromachiespectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
- corridaspectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
German Stierkampf
- Stierkampfspectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Greek ταυρομαχία
- ταυρομαχία (tavromachía)spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Hebrew מלחמת שוורים
- מלחמת שוורים (milkhemet shvarym)spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Hungarian bikaviadal
- bikaviadalspectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Italian toromachia, corrida
- toromachiaspectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
- corridaspectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Japanese 闘牛, 雄牛の戦い
- 闘牛 (tōgyū)spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
- 雄牛の戦い (oushi-no tatakai)spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Korean 황소 싸움
- 황소 싸움 (hwangso ssaum)spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Latin tauromachia
- tauromachiaspectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Norwegian Bokmål tyrefekting, tyrefektning
- tyrefektingspectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
- tyrefektningspectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Persian گاوبازی
- گاوبازی (gâvbâzi)spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Polish korrida
- korridaspectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Portuguese tauromaquia, tourada
- tauromaquiaspectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
- touradaspectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
- corrida de tourosspectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Romanian coridă
- coridăspectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Russian бой быко́в, корри́да
- бой быко́в (boj bykóv)spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
- корри́да (korrída)spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Spanish toreo, tauromaquia
- toreospectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
- tauromaquiaspectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
- corrida de torosspectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Swedish tjurfäktning
- tjurfäktningspectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Turkish boğa güreşi
- boğa güreşispectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Vietnamese đấu bò
- đấu bòspectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
Cite this entry
bullfighting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bullfighting
“bullfighting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bullfighting. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bullfighting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bullfighting.
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