estocada

[ es-tuh-kah-duh; Spanish es-taw-kah-th ah ]
/ ˌɛs təˈkɑ də; Spanish ˌɛs tɔˈkɑ ðɑ /

noun

the thrust of the sword by the matador into the bull in the final stage of a bullfight, designed to kill the bull.

Origin of estocada

1570–80; < Spanish < Middle French estoqu(ier) to give sword thrusts (see estoc) + Spanish -ada -ade1

Words nearby estocada

estivation, estivoautumnal, estlander operation, esto perpetua, estoc, estocada, estonia, estonian, estop, estoppage, estoppel

Example sentences from the Web for estocada

  • They feel the wildness of anger, and they charge and charge again until the estocada, the death stab.

    Spanish Highways and Byways |Katharine Lee Bates