pase

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noun

A maneuver in bullfighting in which a bullfighter tries to get a bull's attention by manipulating his cape.

OriginSpanish pase ← Old Spanish passar ← Vulgar Latin *passāre →
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Meanings

nounpase (plural pases)

plural pases

  1. A maneuver in bullfighting in which a bullfighter tries to get a bull's attention by manipulating his cape.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peth₂-
  2. Proto-Italic*pattus
  3. Latinpassus
  4. Vulgar Latin*passāre
  5. Old Spanishpassar
  6. Spanishpasardeverb.
  7. Spanishpase
  8. Englishpase

Borrowed from Spanish pase.

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APA

pase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pase

MLA

“pase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pase. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pase,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pase.

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