muleta
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish muleta, diminutive of mula (“mule”).
Noun edit
muleta (plural muletas)
- (bullfighting) A red flag used by bullfighters.
- 1926, Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises, Folio Society, published 2008, page 248:
- Out in the center of the ring Romero profiled in front of the bull, drew the sword out from the folds of the muleta, rose on his toes, and sighted along the blade.
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Pronunciation edit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: mu‧le‧ta
Noun edit
muleta f or m (plural muleta's, diminutive muletaatje n)
- (bullfighting) muleta (red flag used by toreadors)
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Alternative forms edit
- muléta (1990 reform spelling)
Etymology edit
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muleta f (plural muletas)
Further reading edit
- “muleta”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: mu‧le‧ta
Noun edit
muleta f (plural muletas)
- crutch (long stick used to assist in walking)
- Synonym: canadiana
- (figuratively) moral basis
- (bullfighting) muleta
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
muleta f (plural muletas)
- crutch
- (bullfighting) muleta (red flag used by bullfighters)
- Diminutive of mula; little mule
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Further reading edit
- “muleto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014