corrida
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- noun
- /kɔːˈriːdə/
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corrida
- For many, the corrida was not merely a spectacle, but represented a political choice and worldview.
- featured a corrida
Examples
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The first State Fair of Texas, staged at Corpus Christi in 1852, featured a corrida as one of the premier entertainments.
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Sixteenth-century fiestas featured corridas, in which the gentlemen on horseback used lances to fight the bulls.
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There was a bullfight in the Corrida.
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The corrida had always been the urban form of los toros.
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People compare the quality of the corridas in Pamplona with those in Sevilla or Bilbao.
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Unlike in parts of the Basque Country, however, these boys never fail to attend the corrida spectacle, known all over Spain as the fiesta nacional (national fiesta).
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Although there were not any truly national rules or regulations for the corrida until 1930, by 1868 Madrid and Sevilla were using the same rules (Cosso 1982 1:807), and the public in large cities began to expect to see the same spectacle in other cities.
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The audience cheered as the matador performed brilliantly during the corrida.
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Every summer, people come to Spain to witness the thrilling corrida in the arena.
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During the corrida, the skill of the matador is put to the ultimate test against the bull.
Synonyms
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A public show in Spain where a person fights and often kills a bull in an arena
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A traditional public show where a person fights and often kills a bull for entertainment
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Etymology
Corrida comes from the Spanish verb correr, which means 'to run'. That's why corrida names the public bullfight: it is the show in the arena where bull and matador move and run around each other, a kind of 'running' spectacle.