tauromachy

[ taw-rom-uh-kee ]

noun

1. the art or technique of bullfighting.

tauromachy

/ tɔːˈrɒməkɪ; ˌtɔːrəˈmeɪkɪən /

noun

1. the art or act of bullfighting

Derived Forms

• tauromachian, adjective

Other Words From

• tau·ro·ma·chi·an [tawr-, uh, -, mey, -kee-, uh, n], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tauromachy¹

1840–50; (< Spanish tauromaquia ) < Greek tauromachía. See tauro-, -machy

Word History and Origins

Origin of tauromachy¹

C19: Greek tauromakhia, from tauro- + makhē fight

Example Sentences

In the party’s platform, formulated via a ­process of online public participation, Podemos states that it aims to impose “prohibition on ­tauromachy”.

From Newsweek

To stimulate them now, the dogs or the banderillas de fuego, both alien to true tauromachy, would have to be called in.

From Project Gutenberg

An English clergyman and his daughter, who had expressed an abhorrence for tauromachy in my presence, had overheard Constantino's temptation, and hence my behaviour.

From Project Gutenberg

If tauromachy will last in Spain as long as Spain lasts, so likewise will those who practise the art he held in honour.

From Project Gutenberg

The further my acquaintance with the ring extended, the more convinced I became that tauromachy will last as long as Spain lasts.

From Project Gutenberg