encierro
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish encierro (literally “enclosure”), from encerrar (“to lock up”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editencierro (plural encierros)
- (bullfighting) A bull run, usually one held in Spain.
- Synonyms: bull run, running of the bulls
Anagrams
editSpanish
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /enˈθjero/ [ẽn̟ˈθje.ro]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /enˈsjero/ [ẽnˈsje.ro]
- Rhymes: -ero
- Syllabification: en‧cie‧rro
Etymology 1
editDeverbal from encerrar (“to lock up”).
Noun
editencierro m (plural encierros)
- confinement, enclosure
- reclusion
- prison
- sit-in (protest)
- (bullfighting) bull run, encierro
- Antonym: desencierro
Coordinate terms
editDerived terms
editEtymology 2
editVerb
editencierro
Further reading
edit- “encierro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Rhymes:English/ɛəɹəʊ
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- Rhymes:Spanish/ero
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