volapié
English
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Etymology
editBorrowed from Spanish volapié.
Noun
editvolapié (plural volapiés)
- (bullfighting) 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.
Italian
editNoun
editvolapié m (invariable)
Anagrams
editSpanish
editNoun
editvolapié m (plural volapiés)
Further reading
edit- “volapié”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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