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bullfighting

Syllables: bull·fight·ing/ˈbʊlˌfaɪ.tɪŋ/

bullfighting noun: a traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.

Noun

bullfighting (usually uncountable, plural bullfightings)

  1. (usually) A traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.
    • In Portugal, Spain, Southern France and some Latin American countries, bulls are used in the sport of bullfighting.2007, Wikipedia:Cattle

bullfighting meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Persian and Vietnamese

bullfighting in Tamil

காளைச் சண்டை, சல்லிக்கட்டு

bullfighting in Arabic

spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
مُصَارَعَة ثِيرَانٍ muṣāraʕat ṯīrānin

bullfighting in Persian

spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
گاوبازی gâvbâzi

bullfighting in Vietnamese

spectacle of manipulating and killing a bull
đấu bò

Synonyms of bullfighting

Forms of bullfighting

pluralbullfightings
alternative formbull-fighting

Origin of bullfighting

From bull + fighting.

Words formed from bullfighting

Questions about bullfighting

What does bullfighting mean?
Bullfighting means a traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.
What is bullfighting in Tamil?
Bullfighting in Tamil is காளைச் சண்டை, சல்லிக்கட்டு. See Bullfighting meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bullfighting?
Bullfighting is a noun.
How do you pronounce bullfighting?
Bullfighting is pronounced /ˈbʊlˌfaɪ.tɪŋ/.
What is the plural of bullfighting?
The plural of bullfighting is bullfightings.

Words near bullfighting in the dictionary

  1. bullfeast
  2. bullfeasts
  3. bullfight
  4. bullfighter
  5. bullfighters
  6. bullfighting
  7. bullfightings
  8. bullfights
  9. bullfinch
  10. bullfinches
  11. bullfrog

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bullfighting (page history and authors); bullfighting (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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