corrida

A noun referring to a traditional spectacle, primarily in Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American cultures, where a matador provokes and typically kills a bull in an arena for an audience.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa el espectáculo tradicional, principalmente en las culturas española, portuguesa y latinoamericana, en el que un torero provoca y generalmente mata a un toro en una plaza para los espectadores.

1. Bullfighting spectacle B2 formal sport

   A traditional spectacle, primarily in Spain, Portugal, and parts of Latin America, where a matador performs a series of maneuvers and ultimately kills a bull in a large arena for an audience.

   • The corrida is a deeply controversial tradition in modern Spain.
   • Thousands of tourists attend the famous corrida in Madrid each year.
   • The matador's skill in the corrida is judged by the crowd's reaction.
   • Many animal rights groups protest against the corrida.

   🇪🇸Corrida de toros

   Sinónimos: bullfight