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Spanish
Etymology
Named after the Spanish bullfighter Chicuelo.
Noun
chicuelina f (plural chicuelinas)
- (bullfighting) a move where the bullfighter faces the bull head-on, and as the bull approaches the bullfighter moves the cape to the side and wraps himself in it
2015 July 6, “Roca Rey huele a figura”, in El País:Las dos grandes ovaciones de la tarde las consiguió tras un quite ajustadísimo por gaoneras y otro del mismo tenor por chicuelinas y tafalleras.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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