corrida

[ kaw-ree-duh; Spanish kawr-ree-thah ]

noun

, plural cor·ri·das [kaw-, ree, -d, uh, z, kaw, r, -, ree, -, th, ahs].

1. a bullfight.

corrida

/ koˈrriða /

noun

1. See bullfight
   the Spanish word for bullfight

Word History and Origins

Origin of corrida¹

1895–1900; < Spanish, short for corrida de toros literally, course, running of bulls; corrida, feminine of corrido, past participle of correr < Latin currere to run

Word History and Origins

Origin of corrida¹

Spanish, from the phrase corrida de toros, literally: a running of bulls, from correr to run, from Latin currere

Example Sentences

We have purchased our seat in the sombra of the great bull-ring, and the corrida is about to begin.

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This corrida marked an epoch, but it acquired the proportions of a catastrophe.

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The animals are sold from four to eight at a time, according to the status of the corrida for which they are purchased.

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These heroes retired from the ring before Godoy influenced Maria Luisa to suppress the corrida.

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It is fashionable to drive to the corrida behind four or six horses or mules, with gay trappings and jangling bells.

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