toreador
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toreador
Where it comes from
From Spanish toreador, from torear (“to fight bulls”), from toro (“bull”), from Latin taurus.
noun toreadors · toreadores
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A bullfighter, especially one on horseback.
Such figures formed part of some ivory model of the Bull Ring, and are meant to suggest the toreadors who loom so large in the art and the traditions of Knossos. We can imagine the associations which such young toreadors would suggest, hung in the air by fine gold chains above the back of an ivory b
Similar: torero
Translations
Talk about this word "toreador." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/toreador. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. toreador. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/toreador "toreador." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/toreador.Cite this
@misc{toreador_2026,
title = {toreador},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/toreador},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
