recorte

noun

re·​cor·​te

rāˈkȯrˌdā

plural -s

: a cape movement executed after a series of Veronicas to cut short a bull's charge, turn him, and place him for the picadors

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from recortar to cut off, trim, from re- + cortar to cut

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Rhymes for recorte

• corti
• forty
• rorty
• shorty
• sortie
• sporty
• warty
• pianoforte