volapié
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish volapié.
Noun
volapié (plural volapiés)
- (bullfighting) 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.
Italian
Noun
volapié m (invariable)
Anagrams
Spanish
Noun
volapié m (plural volapiés)
Further reading
- “volapié”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024