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puntillero

puntillero noun: a bullfighter who finally kills the bull with a blow of a knife.

Noun

puntillero (plural puntilleros)

  1. A bullfighter who finally kills the bull with a blow of a knife.

Forms of puntillero

pluralpuntilleros

Origin of puntillero

From Spanish puntillero.

Questions about puntillero

What does puntillero mean?
Puntillero means a bullfighter who finally kills the bull with a blow of a knife.
What part of speech is puntillero?
Puntillero is a noun.
What is the plural of puntillero?
The plural of puntillero is puntilleros.

Words near puntillero in the dictionary

  1. punties
  2. puntil
  3. puntilion
  4. puntilla
  5. puntillas
  6. puntillero
  7. puntilleros
  8. puntils
  9. punting
  10. punting into the long grass
  11. punting pole

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