Estocada

/ˌɛstoʊˈkɑðə/ noun

Definition

A thrust or lunge made with an estoc; in bullfighting, the final killing thrust delivered with the sword.

Etymology

From Spanish 'estocada,' derived from 'estoc' (estoc sword). The Spanish adaptation took the French-Germanic sword name and created a noun for the action of thrusting with such a weapon.

Kelly Says

In bullfighting, the 'estocada' is the climactic moment—it's the sword thrust that decides the bull's fate, and bullfighters train for years to execute it with precision and grace.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
estocada
es-to-ca-da
ARالعربية
طعنة
ta-a-na
BNবাংলা
estocada
es-to-ca-da
CACatalà
estocada
es-to-ca-da
CSČeština
estocada
es-to-ca-da
DADansk
estocada
es-to-ca-da
DEDeutsch
Stoß
shtoss
ELΕλληνικά
έκπληξη
ek-pli-xi
ESEspañol
estocada
es-to-ca-da
FAفارسی
estocada
es-to-ca-da
FISuomi
estocada
es-to-ca-da
FRFrançais
estocade
es-to-kad
GUGU
estocada
es-to-ca-da
HAHA
estocada
es-to-ca-da
HEעברית
estocada
es-to-ca-da
HIहिन्दी
हार
ha-ar
HUMagyar
estocada
es-to-ca-da
IDBahasa Indonesia
estocada
es-to-ca-da
IGIG
estocada
es-to-ca-da
ITItaliano
estocada
es-to-ca-da
JA日本語
突き刺し
tsuki-sashi
KKKK
estocada
es-to-ca-da
KMKM
estocada
es-to-ca-da
KO한국어
찌르기
jjir-gi
MRMR
estocada
es-to-ca-da
MSBahasa Melayu
estocada
es-to-ca-da
MYမြန်မာ
estocada
es-to-ca-da
NLNederlands
estocada
es-to-ca-da
NONorsk
estocada
es-to-ca-da
PAPA
estocada
es-to-ca-da
PLPolski
estocada
es-to-ca-da
PTPortuguês
estocada
es-to-ca-da
RORomână
estocada
es-to-ca-da
RUРусский
удар
u-dar
SVSvenska
estocada
es-to-ca-da
SWKiswahili
estocada
es-to-ca-da
TAதமிழ்
estocada
es-to-ca-da
TEతెలుగు
estocada
es-to-ca-da
THไทย
การแทง
gaan taeng
TLTL
estocada
es-to-ca-da
TRTürkçe
estocada
es-to-ca-da
UKУкраїнська
estocada
es-to-ca-da
URاردو
estocada
es-to-ca-da
VITiếng Việt
đâm
dam
YOYO
estocada
es-to-ca-da
ZH中文
ZUZU
estocada
es-to-ca-da

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