cornúpeta

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cornupeta (“goring, horn-thrusting”).

Noun

cornúpeta m or f (plural cornúpetas)

1. bull

   Synonym: toro

2. Spanish fighting bull

   Synonym: toro de lidia

Further reading

• “cornúpeta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28