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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Why did you have a hunch that certain live sports were about to go mainstream, first bullfighting, then UFC?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

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

At the center of the story is the cuy, a guinea pig eaten in Andean South America, though in this telling they’re also used in a version of bullfighting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2025

He complained to me once that modern people had generally lost their respect for the art of bullfighting.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

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