novillero
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
novillero (plural novilleros)
- (bullfighting) A young trainee bullfighter (who fights against novillos).
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: no‧vi‧lle‧ro
Noun edit
novillero m (plural novilleros, feminine novillera, feminine plural novilleras)
- (bullfighting) young trainee bullfighter (who fights against novillos)
- truant (one who is absent without permission, especially from school)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “novillero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014