gaonera

Spanish

Etymology

Named after Rodolfo Gaona

Noun

gaonera f (plural gaoneras)

1. (bullfighting) a move in which the bullfighter holds the cape behind himself to represent wings, calls the bull to charge him, and then passes the bull through one side of the cape
   • 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

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