chicuelina

Spanish

Etymology

Named after the Spanish bullfighter Chicuelo.

Noun

chicuelina f (plural chicuelinas)

1. (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^[1]:

     Las dos grandes ovaciones de la tarde las consiguió tras un quite ajustadísimo por gaoneras y otro del mismo tenor por chicuelinas y tafalleras.

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Further reading

• “chicuelina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10