plaza de toros

[ Spanish plah-sah the taw-raws, plah-thah; English plah-zuh dey tawr-ohs, tohr-, plaz-uh ]

noun

, Spanish.

, plural pla·zas de to·ros [plah, -sahs , th, e , taw, -, r, aws, plah, -thahs, plah, -z, uh, z dey , tawr, -ohs, tohr, -, plaz, -, uh, z].

1. a bullring.

Example Sentences

The Plaza de Toros finds itself in perhaps the most pet-friendly city in the Western Hemisphere, where domesticated pigs are welcomed at dog parks, where a sanctuary has been created for retired donkeys, and where the new municipal constitution recognizes animals as “sentient beings who should be treated with dignity.”

From Washington Post

In Mexico City’s Plaza de Toros, Roger Federer and Alexander Zverev played another tennis match on the fourth stop of their tour of Latin America.

From Seattle Times

That night, Martín Moro went to the Plaza de Toros, where Juan José Padilla, one of the most famous bullfighters in Spain, would perform for the last time before his coming retirement.

From New York Times

The jewel of southern Spain is Seville, and in addition to its historic plaza de toros, or bullring, and nightly flamenco performances all around town, this city also has an important legacy in its royal palace and its cathedral.

From Washington Post

Ferrer and Kohlschreiber’s match was locked at one set each at the Plaza de Toros in Valencia on Sunday, which will determine who meets France in the other last four tie.

From Reuters