tauromaquia

From Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros) "bull" + μάχη (mákhē) "battle", from μάχομαι (mákhomai) "I do battle".

• IPA^(key): /tau.ɾoˈma.kja/

tauromaquia f (uncountable)

1. (bullfighting) tauromachy, bullfighting

• toureo m

• antitaurimaquia f

• toureiro

tauromaquia f (plural tauromaquias)

1. bullfighting (performance art in which a matador manipulates and kills a bull)

• tourada, corrida de touros

From Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”) + μάχη (mákhē, “battle”), from μάχομαι (mákhomai, “I do battle”).

• IPA^(key): /tauɾoˈmakja/, [t̪au̯ɾoˈmakja]

tauromaquia f (uncountable)

1. (bullfighting) tauromachy, bullfighting

   Synonym: toreo

• antitauromaquia

• torero

• “tauromaquia” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.