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torero

noun
to·​re·​ro | \ tə-ˈrer-(ˌ)ō How to pronounce torero (audio) \
plural toreros

Definition of torero

: a matador or a member of the attending cuadrilla

First Known Use of torero

1728, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for torero

Spanish, from Latin taurarius bullfighter, from Latin taurus bull

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