English
lucha libre
Lucha libre comes from Spanish lucha libre ‘freestyle wrestling, including professional…’.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentlucha libre‘freestyle wrestling, including professional wrestling’
- Englishearliest quotation 2009same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Spanishc. 1500–presentlucha libre‘freestyle wrestling, including professional wrestling’
- Englishearliest quotation 2009same form
Earliest quotation: 2009, Laura Barberena, Lucha Libre: “What exactly is Lucha Libre? Some liken it to…”
Every English word from Spanish lucha libre
Today it means
noun A style of professional wrestling originating in Mexico, often featuring costumed fighters.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish lucha libre / lucha libre