encierro

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish encierro (literally “enclosure”), from encerrar (“to lock up”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɛnsɪˈɛəɹəʊ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌɛnsiˈɛɹoʊ/ Rhymes: -ɛəɹəʊ Hyphenation: en‧ci‧er‧ro === Noun === encierro (plural encierros) (bullfighting) A bull run, usually one held in Spain. Synonyms: bull run, running of the bulls === Anagrams === recoiner == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish encierro (literally “enclosure”). === Noun === encierro m (plural encierros) (bullfighting) encierro == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /enˈθjero/ [ẽn̟ˈθje.ro] (Spain) IPA(key): /enˈsjero/ [ẽnˈsje.ro] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ero Syllabification: en‧cie‧rro === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from encerrar (“to lock up”). ==== Noun ==== encierro m (plural encierros) confinement, enclosure reclusion prison sit-in (protest) (bullfighting) bull run, encierro Antonym: desencierro ===== Coordinate terms ===== toril ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== encierro first-person singular present indicative of encerrar === Further reading === “encierro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025