novillo
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish novillo.
Noun edit
novillo (plural novillos)
- (bullfighting) A young bull (fought by a novillero).
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin novellus. Doublet of novel.
Pronunciation edit
- Syllabification: no‧vi‧llo
Noun edit
novillo m (plural novillos)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Portuguese: novilho
Further reading edit
- “novillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014