cogida

noun

co·​gi·​da

kōˈhēt͟hə

plural -s

: a tossing of a bullfighter by a bull

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from feminine of cogido, past participle of coger to receive, seize, get, from Latin colligere to bind together

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