tauromachy

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noun

Bullfighting

Similar
bullfighting
OriginAncient Greek ταῦρος →
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Meanings

nountauromachy (countable and uncountable, plural tauromachies)

plural tauromachies

  1. countableliteraryuncountableBullfighting

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe activity at a bullfight

Similar
bullfighting
Broader
blood sport
Also see
bullfighting

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekταῦρος“bull”
  2. Englishtauromachy

From Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”) + μάχη (mákhē, “battle”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek ταυρομᾰχῐ́ᾱ
  • ταυρομᾰχῐ́ᾱ (tauromăkhĭ́ā)bullfighting — see also bullfighting
Bulgarian тавромахия
  • тавромахия (tavromahija)bullfighting — see also bullfighting
Catalan tauromàquia
  • tauromàquiabullfighting — see also bullfighting
French tauromachie
  • tauromachiebullfighting — see also bullfighting
Greek ταυρομαχία
  • ταυρομαχία (tavromachía)bullfighting — see also bullfighting
Italian tauromachia
  • tauromachiabullfighting — see also bullfighting
Portuguese tauromaquia
  • tauromaquiabullfighting — see also bullfighting
Romanian tauromahie
  • tauromahiebullfighting — see also bullfighting
Russian тавромахия
  • тавромахия (tavromaxija)bullfighting — see also bullfighting
Spanish tauromaquia
  • tauromaquiabullfighting — see also bullfighting
Cite this entry
APA

tauromachy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tauromachy

MLA

“tauromachy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tauromachy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tauromachy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tauromachy.

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