toreador

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English

Etymology

From Spanish toreador, from torear (“to fight bulls”), from toro (“bull”), from Latin taurus.

Noun

toreador (plural toreadors or toreadores)

  1. (bullfighting) A bullfighter, especially one on horseback.
    • 1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 21:
      Such figures formed part of some ivory model of the Bull Ring, and are meant to suggest the toreadors who loom so large in the art and the traditions of Knossos. We can imagine the associations which such young toreadors would suggest, hung in the air by fine gold chains above the back of an ivory bull, when we look at a scene painted on one of the frescoes.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish toreador.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: to‧re‧a‧dor

Noun

toreador m (plural toreadors)

  1. (bullfighting) torero, bullfighter, toreador

Synonyms

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish toreador.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /to.re.ˈa.dɔr/
  • Rhymes: -dɔr
  • Hyphenation: to‧re‧a‧dor

Noun

toreador (plural toreador-toreador, first-person possessive toreadorku, second-person possessive toreadormu, third-person possessive toreadornya)

  1. torero, bullfighter, toreador

Further reading

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish toreador.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ.rɛˈa.dɔr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -adɔr
  • Syllabification: to‧re‧a‧dor

Noun

toreador m pers

  1. toreador

Declension

Declension of toreador
singular plural
nominative toreador toreadorzy/toreadory (deprecative)
genitive toreadora toreadorów
dative toreadorowi toreadorom
accusative toreadora toreadorów
instrumental toreadorem toreadorami
locative toreadorze toreadorach
vocative toreadorze toreadorzy

Further reading

  • toreador in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • toreador in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French toréador.

Noun

toreador m (plural toreadori)

  1. bullfighter

Declension

singular plural
+ indefinite article + definite article + indefinite article + definite article
nominative/accusative (un) toreador toreadorul (niște) toreadori toreadorii
genitive/dative (unui) toreador toreadorului (unor) toreadori toreadorilor
vocative toreadorule toreadorilor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish toreador.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /torěaːdoːr/
  • Hyphenation: to‧re‧a‧dor

Noun

torèādōr m (Cyrillic spelling торѐа̄до̄р)

  1. (bullfighting) toreador

Declension

Declension of toreador
singular plural
nominative toreador toreadori
genitive toreadora toreadora
dative toreadoru toreadorima
accusative toreadora toreadore
vocative toreadore toreadori
locative toreadoru toreadorima
instrumental toreadorom toreadorima

Spanish

Etymology

From torear +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toɾeaˈdoɾ/
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: to‧re‧a‧dor

Noun

toreador m (plural toreadores)

  1. (bullfighting) toreador
    Synonym: torero

Descendants

Further reading

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