novilleril

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Spanish

Etymology

From novillero +‎ -il.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /nobiʝeˈɾil/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /nobiʎeˈɾil/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /nobiʃeˈɾil/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /nobiʒeˈɾil/

  • Rhymes: -il
  • Syllabification: no‧vi‧lle‧ril

Adjective

novilleril m or f (masculine and feminine plural novilleriles)

  1. (bullfighting) of or relating to novillos or novilleros
    • 2015 October 3, “La injusta y difícil lotería de Gonzalo Caballero”, in El País:
      Sin tiempo para que el cuerpo le entrara en caja o espantar los nervios y sin tiempo para estrenar un traje de luces, solo pudo desempolvar un blanco y plata novilleril y se plantó en la puerta de cuadrillas con la ilusión por las nubes y el ánimo sobrecogido ante tan alta responsabilidad.
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