volapié

noun

A mortal thrust to the bull. The bullfighter runs towards the stationary bull, facing it head-on, jumps on top of it and thrusts the estocada into the bull's back.

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Meanings

nounvolapié (plural volapiés)

plural volapiés

  1. bullfightingA mortal thrust to the bull. The bullfighter runs towards the stationary bull, facing it head-on, jumps on top of it and thrusts the estocada into the bull's back.

Origin

  1. Spanishvolapié
  2. Englishvolapié

Borrowed from Spanish volapié.

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