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corrida

[ kaw-ree-duh; Spanish kawr-ree-thah ]

noun

plural corridas
  1. a bullfight.


corrida

/ °ì´Çˈ°ù°ù¾±Ã°²¹ /

noun

  1. the Spanish word for bullfight
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of corrida1

1895–1900; < Spanish, short for corrida de toros literally, course, running of bulls; corrida, feminine of corrido, past participle of correr < Latin currere to run
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of corrida1

Spanish, from the phrase corrida de toros, literally: a running of bulls, from correr to run, from Latin currere
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Now, for the first time, a proposal to ban the "corrida" has reached the floor of the National Assembly - a sign of public sentiment shifting in favour of animal rights.

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At the weekend, pro and anti ban protesters marched in several southern France cities where corrida is still allowed.

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The one corrida Manolete went to as a child didn’t excite him in the least, and when kids at school pretended to be bulls and matadors, play-fighting with one another, Manolete kept to himself.

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Before the corrida — or bullfight — was over, one of those activists would leap into the ring to scream his defense of the animals.

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Rice is second in the three-course parade that is comida corrida, a pedestrian set meal offered at thousands of inexpensive restaurants throughout the city.

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