bullfighting

American

[bool-fahyt-ing] / ˈbʊlˌfaɪt ɪŋ /

noun

a traditional Spanish, Portuguese, or Latin American sport in which a bull is fought by a matador in an arena according to prescribed conventions, traditionally ending with the bull being killed; in Portuguese-style bullfighting, the bull is not killed in the arena.

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While Spanish bullfighting has long been a target of animal rights activists, no such public controversy has emerged around guanniu in China.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

Something about bullfighting and the first female torera.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

Hemingway often draws an analogy between dying in war and in bullfighting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

Others stay active in their culture locally, crisscrossing the Central Valley to attend the weekly summer festas or joining a bullfighting team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2024

But when someone asks you for a bullfighting ring in an American public school, you have to know you’re being pranked.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

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