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volapié

volapié noun: a mortal thrust to the bull. The bullfighter runs towards the stationary bull, facing it head-on, jumps on top of it and thrusts the estocada into the bull's back.

volapié: a mortal thrust to the bull. The bullfighter runs towards the stationary bull, facing it head-on,...
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Noun

volapié (plural volapiés)

  1. A mortal thrust to the bull. The bullfighter runs towards the stationary bull, facing it head-on, jumps on top of it and thrusts the estocada into the bull's back.

Forms of volapié

pluralvolapiés

Origin of volapié

Borrowed from Spanish volapié.

Questions about volapié

What does volapié mean?
Volapié means a mortal thrust to the bull. The bullfighter runs towards the stationary bull, facing it head-on, jumps on top of it and thrusts the estocada into the bull's back.
What part of speech is volapié?
Volapié is a noun.
What is the plural of volapié?
The plural of volapié is volapiés.

Words near volapié in the dictionary

  1. volant
  2. volant piece
  3. volant pieces
  4. volante
  5. volantes
  6. volapié
  7. volapiés
  8. Volapuk
  9. Volapük
  10. Volapükism
  11. Volapükist

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