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corrida
[ kaw-ree-duh; Spanish kawr-ree-thah ]
noun
, plural cor·ri·das [kaw-, ree, -d, uh, z, kaw, r, -, ree, -, th, ahs].
- a bullfight.
corrida
/ koˈrriða /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of corrida1
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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of corrida1
Spanish, from the phrase corrida de toros, literally: a running of bulls, from correr to run, from Latin currere
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Example Sentences
We have purchased our seat in the sombra of the great bull-ring, and the corrida is about to begin.
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This corrida marked an epoch, but it acquired the proportions of a catastrophe.
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The animals are sold from four to eight at a time, according to the status of the corrida for which they are purchased.
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These heroes retired from the ring before Godoy influenced Maria Luisa to suppress the corrida.
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It is fashionable to drive to the corrida behind four or six horses or mules, with gay trappings and jangling bells.
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