tentadero

Spanish

Etymology

From tentar +‎ -dero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tentaˈdeɾo/ [t̪ẽn̪.t̪aˈð̞e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ten‧ta‧de‧ro

Noun

tentadero m (plural tentaderos)

1. (bullfighting) an enclosure used during the tienta to decide if the bulls are fit to become fighting bulls, used for breeding, or to be sacrificed

Further reading

• “tentadero”, 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