corrida

noun

cor·​ri·​da kȯ-ˈrē-t͟hə 

: bullfight

Examples of corrida in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The first corrida in the film condenses its many segments into a bravura sequence of a dozen minutes: both an overview of the usual order of business and a selection of prime moments from a theatre of death. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 24 June 2025

The bulls that participate in corrida fights are expensive, so organizers tend to reserve the real spectacles for audiences of thousands, rather than hundreds. —Rick Noack, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2022

In Mexico City, comida corrida is served for a quick lunch, starting with a small bowl of caldo or fideo, followed by the guisado of the day with arroz, frijoles, tortillas and an agua fresca or jugo de frutas. —Marco Torres, Chron, 17 Nov. 2022

The one corrida Manolete went to as a child didn’t excite him in the least, and when kids at school pretended to be bulls and matadors, play-fighting with one another, Manolete kept to himself. —New York Times, 3 May 2022

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Spanish, short for corrida de toros, literally, "running of the bulls"; corrida "act of running," noun derivative from feminine past participle of correr "to run," going back to Latin currere — more at current entry 1

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined above