MULETA

Meaning of MULETA in English

noun Etymology: Spanish, crutch, ~, diminutive of mula she-mule, from Latin, feminine of mulus mule Date: 1838 a small cloth attached to a short tapered stick and used by a matador in place of the large cape during the final stage of a bullfight

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MULETA — müˈlād.ə, -led.ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, muleta, crutch, diminutive of mula she-mule, from Latin, feminine of mulus mule …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MULETA — /mooh lay"teuh, -let"euh/ , n. a red cloth similar to but smaller than a capa and manipulated by a stick …
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MULETA — n. crutch, staff; cloth of red color used by a toreador
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MULETA — noun Etymology: Spanish, crutch, muleta, diminutive of mula she-mule, from Latin, feminine of mulus mule Date: 1838 : a small …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MULETA — [ mə'leɪtə ] ■ noun a red cloth fixed to a stick, brandished by a matador during a bullfight. Origin …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MULETA — [mu.le.ta] n [Sp, crutch, muleta, dim. of mula she-mule, fr. L, fem. of mulus mule] (1838): a small cloth attached …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MULETA — n. Pronunciation: mü- ' l ā -t ə , myü- Function: noun Etymology: Spanish, crutch, muleta, diminutive of mula she-mule, …
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LANCE — I. ˈlan(t)s, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English launce, from Old French lance, from Latin lancea …
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MULITA — müˈlēd.ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: American Spanish, diminutive of Spanish mula she-mule — more at muleta : mule armadillo
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MULETTA — m(y)üˈled.ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Portuguese muleta, probably diminutive of mula she-mule, from Latin : a Portuguese coasting ship …
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MOLETA — məˈlād.ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Portuguese moleta, muleta, from muleta crutch, from Spanish — more at muleta : a …
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MANOLETINA — məˌnōləˈtēnə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, from Manolete (Manuel R. Sánchez) died 1947 Spanish matador + -ina (from feminine …
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FAENA — fäˈānə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, literally, task, from obsolete Catalan (now feina ), from Latin facienda things to …
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DESCRIBE — də̇ˈskrīb, dēˈ- transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Latin describere, from de- + scribere to write — more at scribe …
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DERECHAZO — ˌderəˈchä(ˌ)sō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, from derecho right hand (from derecho, adjective, right, from Latin directus straight, direct) …
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PASS — — passless , adj. /pas, pahs/ , v.t. 1. to move past; go by: to pass another car on the …
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PASE — /pah"say/ , n. (in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of …
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MATADOR — /mat"euh dawr'/ , n. 1. the principal bullfighter in a bullfight who passes the bull with a muleta and then, …
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FAENA — /fah ay"neuh/ , n. the final third of a bullfight in which the matador uses a muleta and the sword …
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ROMERO, FRANCISCO — born c. 1700, Ronda, Mlaga, Spain died 1763 Spanish matador who reputedly invented the bullfighter's muleta, a red cape used …
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