bullfighting

== English == === Alternative forms === bull-fighting === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “given origins of the sport from Spain there must be something better than this surface analysis”) From bull +‎ fighting. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʊlˌfaɪ.tɪŋ/ Hyphenation: bull‧fight‧ing === Noun === bullfighting (usually uncountable, plural bullfightings) A traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range. ==== Synonyms ==== tauromachy (formal), bullfight ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === bullfighting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia