tauromachian

adjective

tau·​ro·​ma·​chi·​an

¦tȯrə¦mākēən

variants or tauromachic

-¦makik

: of or relating to tauromachy

Word History

Etymology

tauromachian from tauromachy + -an; tauromachic from Spanish tauromáquico, from tauromaquia + -ico -ic (from Latin -icus)

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