PICADOR


Meaning of PICADOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpi-kə-ˌdȯr, ˌpi-kə-ˈ ]

noun

( plural picadors -ˌdȯrz, -ˈdȯrz ; or pic·a·do·res ˌpi-kə-ˈdȯr-ēz)

Etymology: Spanish, from picar to prick, from Vulgar Latin * piccare — more at pike

Date: 1797

: a horseman in a bullfight who jabs the bull with a lance to weaken its neck and shoulder muscles

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.