English
manoletina
Manoletina comes from Spanish manoletina.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmanoletina
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmanoletina
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Named for Manolete, a Spanish bullfighter
Every English word from Spanish manoletina
Today it means
noun A maneuver in which the bull charges behind the bullfighter into his red muleta.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish manoletina / manoletina