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- [tawr-ee-uh-dawr; Spanish taw-re-ah-th awr]
- /ˈtɔr i əˌdɔr; Spanish ˌtɔ rɛ ɑˈðɔr/
- /ˈtɒr.i.ə.dɔːr/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tawr-ee-uh-dawr; Spanish taw-re-ah-th awr]
- /ˈtɔr i əˌdɔr; Spanish ˌtɔ rɛ ɑˈðɔr/
Definitions of toreador word
- noun toreador a bullfighter; torero. 1
- noun toreador bullfighter 1
- noun toreador a bullfighter 0
- noun toreador a bullfighter, esp. one on horseback 0
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Origin of toreador
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; < Spanish, equivalent to torea(r) to bait a bull (derivative of toro bull < Latin taurus) + -dor -tor
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Parts of speech for Toreador
noun
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preposition
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toreador popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for toreador
noun toreador
- banderillero — a bullfighter's assistant who sticks banderillas into the bull
- bullfighter — A bullfighter is the person who tries to injure or kill the bull in a bullfight.
- capeador — a person who assists a matador by harassing or distracting the bull with a red cape, or capa.
- matador — the principal bullfighter in a bullfight who passes the bull with a muleta and then, in many countries, kills it with a sword thrust; a torero.
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