recibiendo

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noun

A matador's technique of standing still so that the charging bull runs onto the sword.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

noun
  1. bullfightingA matador's technique of standing still so that the charging bull runs onto the sword.

Origin

  1. Spanishrecibiendo
  2. Spanishrecibiendo
  3. Englishrecibiendo

Borrowed from Spanish recibiendo.

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APA

recibiendo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recibiendo

MLA

“recibiendo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recibiendo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recibiendo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recibiendo.

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