lidia

American  

[lid-ee-uh, lee-thyah] / ˈlɪd i ə, ˈli ðjɑ /

noun

lidias plural

1. (in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• lidias
  plural

Etymology

Origin of lidia

1890–95; < Spanish: bullfight

Example Sentences

I explained that bull-fight in Spanish was the lidia of a toro.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

A decree came from Salamanca that priests of a certain order might be present at bull fights, and the institution of the lidia was made semi-sacred and wholly respectable.

From The Story of Seville by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)

In these early days of the sport, the tournament, or lidia, was celebrated in the largest plaza of the towns.

From The Story of Seville by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)

From five to seven toro is warrantable for the lidia.

From The Story of Seville by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)