estocade

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French estoquade. Borrowed from Spanish estocada, ultimately from Italian stoccata. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛs.tɔ.kad/ === Noun === estocade f (plural estocades) (bullfighting) the mortal impalement of a bull (figurative, literary) a sudden and violent attack (fencing) a stroke with the tip of the sword Hyponym: botte ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “estocade”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette “estocade”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Paronyms ===