torero

[ tuh-rair-oh; Spanish taw-re-raw ]

/ təˈrɛər oʊ; Spanish tɔˈrɛ rɔ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR torero ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural to·re·ros [tuh-rair-ohz; Spanish taw-re-raws]. /təˈrɛər oʊz; Spanish tɔˈrɛ rɔs/.

a bullfighter, especially a matador.

Origin of torero

1720–30; <Spanish, equivalent to tor(o) bull (<Latin taurus) + -ero<Latin -ārius-ary

Words nearby torero

toreador, toreador pants, Torecan, Torelli, torenia, torero, toreutic, toreutics, Torfaen, tori, toric

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Example sentences from the Web for torero

The torero was to realize his desire of building a house for his mother.
The Blood of the Arena|Vicente Blasco Ibez
He liked bull-fighting and he became a torero at twenty-four, just as he might have chosen any other trade.
The Blood of the Arena|Vicente Blasco Ibez
Montes introduced the modern style in the art of the torero.
The Story of Seville|Walter M. Gallichan
The story hinges upon the rivalry of the gentleman and the torero for the good graces of the grisette.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847|Various

To their wives is due much of the making and all the keeping up of the elaborate and costly dress of the torero.
Spanish Life in Town and Country|L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street

British Dictionary definitions for torero

torero

/ (tɒˈrɛərəʊ) /

noun plural -ros

a bullfighter, esp one who fights on foot

Word Origin for torero

C18: from Spanish, from Late Latin taurārius, from Latin taurus a bull

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单词	torero
释义	torero [ tuh-rair-oh; Spanish taw-re-raw ] / təˈrɛər oʊ; Spanish tɔˈrɛ rɔ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR torero ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural to·re·ros [tuh-rair-ohz; Spanish taw-re-raws]. /təˈrɛər oʊz; Spanish tɔˈrɛ rɔs/. a bullfighter, especially a matador. Origin of torero 1720–30; <Spanish, equivalent to tor(o) bull (<Latin taurus) + -ero<Latin -ārius-ary Words nearby torero toreador, toreador pants, Torecan, Torelli, torenia, torero, toreutic, toreutics, Torfaen, tori, toric Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for torero The torero was to realize his desire of building a house for his mother. The Blood of the Arena\|Vicente Blasco Ibez He liked bull-fighting and he became a torero at twenty-four, just as he might have chosen any other trade. The Blood of the Arena\|Vicente Blasco Ibez Montes introduced the modern style in the art of the torero. The Story of Seville\|Walter M. Gallichan The story hinges upon the rivalry of the gentleman and the torero for the good graces of the grisette. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847\|Various To their wives is due much of the making and all the keeping up of the elaborate and costly dress of the torero. Spanish Life in Town and Country\|L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street British Dictionary definitions for torero torero / (tɒˈrɛərəʊ) / noun plural -ros a bullfighter, esp one who fights on foot Word Origin for torero C18: from Spanish, from Late Latin taurārius, from Latin taurus a bull Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to torero toreador, picador, banderillero, capeador, tauromachian
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torero

noun, plural to·re·ros [tuh-rair-ohz; Spanish taw-re-raws]. /təˈrɛər oʊz; Spanish tɔˈrɛ rɔs/.

Origin of torero

Words nearby torero

Example sentences from the Web for torero

British Dictionary definitions for torero

noun plural -ros

Word Origin for torero

Words related to torero