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单词 estocada
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estocada

[ es-tuh-kah-duh; Spanish es-taw-kah-thah ]
/ ˌɛs təˈkɑ də; Spanish ˌɛs tɔˈkɑ ðɑ /

noun

the thrust of the sword by the matador into the bull in the final stage of a bullfight, designed to kill the bull.

Origin of estocada

1570–80; <Spanish <Middle French estoqu(ier) to give sword thrusts (see estoc) + Spanish -ada-ade1

Words nearby estocada

estivate, estivation, estivoautumnal, Estlander operation, estoc, estocada, Estonia, Estonian, estop, esto perpetua, estoppage
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Example sentences from the Web for estocada

  • They feel the wildness of anger, and they charge and charge again until the estocada, the death stab.

    Spanish Highways and Byways|Katharine Lee Bates
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