becerrista

noun

be·​cer·​ris·​ta

ˌbā-sə-ˈrē-stə,

ˌbā-thə-

plural -s

in bullfighting

: one who fights calves

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from becerro yearling bull (from Old Spanish bezerro, probably from a word cognate to the non-Indo-European source of Latin ibex chamois) + -ista -ist

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