| Alternativa | The ceremony at which a novillero becomes a matador |
|
Ayudado |
A light-weight substitute for
the Estoque. Used w/muleta |
|
Banderillas |
Decorative, barbed sticks.
Used in the second tercio |
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Banderillero
|
Matador's assistant. Places
the banderillas |
|
Becerro
|
Calf, less than three years
old |
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Bull
|
A male bovine that is at
least four years old |
| Capote | The large cape used for the opening passes |
|
Corrida |
Bullfight |
|
Derechazo |
Right-handed pass with the
muleta |
|
Descabello |
Sword used in back of bull's
neck when necessary |
|
Eral |
A two year old calf |
| Espada | Sword, colloquially applied to matadors |
| Estoque | The sword used for the kill |
|
Faena |
The passes done with the
muleta |
|
Fighting Bull |
See Toro de
Casta |
|
Lance |
A pass made with the
|
|
Matador |
A killer of toros de casta
(Fighting Bulls) |
|
Muleta |
The red cloth used as a lure |
|
Natural |
A pass made with the muleta
in the left hand |
|
Novillero |
Bullfighter who fights
novillos |
|
Novillo |
A male calf between three and
four years old |
|
Pase de Pecho |
Chest pass w/ muleta. Bull
follows back of hand. |
|
Picador |
Torero on horseback. Uses
lance to weaken bull. |
|
Quite |
Drawing the bull away from
the horse or a fallen man |
|
Tercio |
Third. The bullfight has
three “acts,”called tercios or thirds. They are those of the: (1)
picador, (2) banderillas, and (3) muleta and swordsmanship |
|
Torero |
Participant in a
bullfight |
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Torito |
Small bull |
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Toro de Casta |
A bull bred especially for
bullfighting |
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Vaca |
Cow |
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Vaquilla |
Female calf |
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Vara |
Lance (weapon, pointed pole)
used by the Picador |
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Veronica |
Basic pass the large
cape |
Last updated September 18, 2004