novillero

[ noh-vee-air-oh, -vuhl-yair-oh; Spanish naw-vee-ye-raw, -lye- ]

noun,plural no·vi·lle·ros

[noh-vee-air-ohz, -vuhl-yair-ohz; Spanish naw-vee-ye-raws, -lye-]. /ˌnoʊ viˈɛər oʊz, -vəlˈyɛər oʊz; Spanish ˌnɔ viˈyɛ rɔs, -ˈlyɛ-/.

a young bullfighter who has not yet been named a matador.

Origin of novillero

1920–25; <Spanish, equivalent to novill(o) a fighting bull less than three years old (<Latin novellus;see novel²) + -ero (<Latin -ārius-ary); such bulls are typically fought by novice bullfighters

Words Nearby novillero

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Novgorod
Novi
novia
novice
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novio
Novi Sad
novitiate
Novocain
Novocaine

How to use novillero in a sentence

Calling males were found in open scrub forest near Tehuantepec and in savannas near novillero.
A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico | William E. Duellman

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