capotazo

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Spanish

Etymology

From capote +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /kapoˈtaθo/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kapoˈtaso/
  • Rhymes: -aθo
  • Rhymes: -aso
  • Syllabification: ca‧po‧ta‧zo

Noun

capotazo m (plural capotazos)

  1. (bullfighting) a movement made with the cape to distract or stop the bull
    • 2015 July 6, “Roca Rey huele a figura”, in El País:
      No importó la sosería de su primero ni la invalidez del último, porque ante ambos asentó el debutante las zapatillas, se dejó rozar los pitones por los muslos y trazó capotazos y muletazos de mucho mérito.
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