corrida

[ kaw-ree-duh; Spanish kawr-ree-thah ]

/ kɔˈri də; Spanish kɔrˈri ðɑ /

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noun, plural cor·ri·das

[kaw-ree-duhz; Spanish kawr-ree-thahs]. /kɔˈri dəz; Spanish kɔrˈri ðɑs/.

a bullfight.

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Origin of corrida

1895–1900; <Spanish, short for corrida de toros literally, course, running of bulls; corrida, feminine of corrido, past participle of correr<Latin currere to run

Words nearby corrida

correspondent bank, corresponding, corresponding angles, corresponsive, Corrèze, corrida, corrido, corridor, corridor of uncertainty, corridors of power, corrie

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How to use corrida in a sentence

We have purchased our seat in the sombra of the great bull-ring, and the corrida is about to begin.
Mexico|Charles Reginald Enock
This corrida marked an epoch, but it acquired the proportions of a catastrophe.
Unexplored Spain|Abel Chapman
The animals are sold from four to eight at a time, according to the status of the corrida for which they are purchased.
The Story of Seville|Walter M. Gallichan
These heroes retired from the ring before Godoy influenced Maria Luisa to suppress the corrida.
The Story of Seville|Walter M. Gallichan

It is fashionable to drive to the corrida behind four or six horses or mules, with gay trappings and jangling bells.
The Story of Seville|Walter M. Gallichan

British Dictionary definitions for corrida

corrida

/ (koˈrriða) /

noun

the Spanish word for bullfight

Word Origin for corrida

Spanish, from the phrase corrida de toros, literally: a running of bulls, from correr to run, from Latin currere

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