tauromaquia
See also: tauromàquia
Galician
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros) "bull" + μάχη (mákhē) "battle", from μάχομαι (mákhomai) "I do battle".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tau.ɾoˈma.kja/
Noun
tauromaquia f (uncountable)
- (bullfighting) tauromachy, bullfighting
Synonyms
- toureo m
Antonyms
- antitaurimaquia f
Related terms
- toureiro
Portuguese
Noun
tauromaquia f (plural tauromaquias)
- bullfighting (performance art in which a matador manipulates and kills a bull)
- Synonym: tourada
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”) + μάχη (mákhē, “battle”), from μάχομαι (mákhomai, “to do battle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tauɾoˈmakja/ [t̪au̯.ɾoˈma.kja]
- Rhymes: -akja
- Syllabification: tau‧ro‧ma‧quia
Noun
tauromaquia f (plural tauromaquias)
- (bullfighting) tauromachy, bullfighting
- Synonym: toreo
- Antonym: antitauromaquia
Hypernyms
- deporte sangriento (“blood sport”)
Related terms
- torero
Further reading
- “tauromaquia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014