lidia

[ lid-ee-uh; Spanish lee-th yah ]

/ ˈlɪd i ə; Spanish ˈli ðyɑ /

noun, plural li·dias [lid-ee-uh z; Spanish lee-th yahs] /ˈlɪd i əz; Spanish ˈli ðyɑs/.

(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.

Nearby words

lictor, lid, lidar, liddel hart, liddell hart, lidia, lidice, lidless, lido, lidocaine, lie

Origin of lidia

1890–95; < Spanish: bullfight

Examples from the Web for lidia

Italian-American Lasagna by Lidia Bastianich A dense meat sauce makes this lasagna the poster child for hearty lasagnas.
5 Recipes for the Perfect Lasagna|Cookstr.com|February 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Lidia Bastianich Lidia Bastianich is a cookbook author, restaurateur, and one of the best-loved chefs on television.
Fresh Picks|Lidia Bastianich|July 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST
She is the chef/owner of New York restaurants Felidia, Becco, Esca, and Del Posto, and Lidia's in Kansas City and Pittsburgh.
Fresh Picks|Lidia Bastianich|July 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Lidia is the inversion of Francesca; for her sin was, not compliance with the impulses of nature, but unkindness to her lover.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds

In these early days of the sport, the tournament, or lidia, was celebrated in the largest plaza of the towns.
The Story of Seville|Walter M. Gallichan
Margaret and Lidia are out all the time and continually wetting both feet and all over.
William Clayton's Journal|William Clayton
I come not to be thank'd, sir, for the speedy Performance of my promise touching Lidia: It is effected.
The Plays of Philip Massinger|Philip Massinger
From that I understood that, like Lidia Ivanovna's husband, the former artillery officer was an exile.
Our Little Cossack Cousin|F. A. Postnikov