novillero
Americannoun
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Origin of novillero
1920–25; < Spanish, equivalent to novill ( o ) a fighting bull less than three years old (< Latin novellus; see novel 2) + -ero (< Latin -ārius -ary ); such bulls are typically fought by novice bullfighters
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Un novillero sufre un accidente durante una tarde de corrida en una plaza pueblerina, y su examante cuenta su historia.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2020
Un novillero sufre un accidente durante una tarde de corrida en una plaza pueblerina y su ex amante cuenta su historia.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2019
More successful was another novillero, a handsome 19-year-old boy billed as Liceaga.
From Time Magazine Archive
Handsome in his olive vestido de corte, his sideburns shadowed by his flat-crowned sombrero, Jos� Maria proved himself a good novillero.
From Time Magazine Archive
Said the dean of Mexico City's bullfight critics, "Here is the novillero of the season�of all seasons."
From Time Magazine Archive
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