WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
bull•fight /ˈbʊlˌfaɪt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
bull•fight•ing, n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Sporta traditional Spanish entertainment in which a bull is fought in a certain way and killed with a sword.
bull•fight•ing, n. [uncountable]
bull•fight
(bŏŏl′fīt′),USA pronunciation n.
bull′fight′ing, n.
- Sporta traditional Spanish, Portuguese, or Latin American spectacle in which a bull is fought by a matador, assisted by banderilleros and picadors, in a prescribed way in an arena and is usually killed.
- bull1 + fight 1745–55
'bullfighting' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aficionado
- bullring
- tauromachy
- toreador
- blood sport
- lidia
- pase
- pass
- puntilla
- puntillero
- veronica