encimista

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Spanish

Etymology

From encima +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /enθiˈmista/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ensiˈmista/
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: en‧ci‧mis‧ta

Noun

encimista m or f by sense (plural encimistas)

  1. (bullfighting) a bullfighter who fights close to the bull's head
    • 2015 September 30, “Encastados novillos de Guadalmena en el Zapato de Oro de Arnedo”, in El País:
      El sexto fue un bombón de novillo por la calidad y la nobleza que tuvo, pero Adame, que inició faena de rodillas, se empeñó en una lidia encimista que acabó por ahogar al animal, que fue también desaprovechado.
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