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muleta

muleta noun: a red flag used by bullfighters.

muleta: a red flag used by bullfighters
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Noun

muleta (plural muletas)

  1. A red flag used by bullfighters.
    • Out in the center of the ring Romero profiled in front of the bull, drew the sword out from the folds of the muleta, rose on his toes, and sighted along the blade.1926, Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises, Folio Society, published 2008, page 248

Forms of muleta

pluralmuletas

Origin of muleta

Borrowed from Spanish muleta, diminutive of mula (“mule”).

Questions about muleta

What does muleta mean?
Muleta means a red flag used by bullfighters.
What part of speech is muleta?
Muleta is a noun.
What is the plural of muleta?
The plural of muleta is muletas.

Words near muleta in the dictionary

  1. muleskin
  2. muleskinner
  3. muleskinners
  4. muleskins
  5. mulet
  6. muleta
  7. muletas
  8. muleteer
  9. muleteering
  10. muleteers
  11. Muleton

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