estocade

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French estoquade. Borrowed from Spanish estocada, ultimately from Italian stoccata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛs.tɔ.kad/

• Audio:

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Noun

estocade f (plural estocades)

1. (bullfighting) the mortal impalement of a bull
2. (figurative, literary) a sudden and violent attack
3. (fencing) a stroke with the tip of the sword

   Hyponym: botte

Derived terms

• estocader

 

Related terms

• estoc

 

Further reading

• “estocade” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
• “estocade”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Paronyms

• estacade