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

   Synonym: toureo m

   Antonym: antitaurimaquia f

• toureiro

• Hyphenation: tau‧ro‧ma‧qui‧a

tauromaquia f (plural tauromaquias)

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

   Synonym: tourada

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

• IPA^(key): /tauɾoˈmakja/ [t̪au̯.ɾoˈma.kja]
• Rhymes: -akja
• Syllabification: tau‧ro‧ma‧quia

tauromaquia f (plural tauromaquias)

1. (bullfighting) tauromachy, bullfighting

   Synonym: toreo

   Antonym: antitauromaquia

• deporte sangriento (“blood sport”)

• “tauromaquia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024