descabello
See also: descabelló
English
Etymology
From Spanish descabello.
Noun
descabello (plural descabellos)
- (bullfighting) A small sword used by a bullfighter for the final kill in case of a lengthy attempt.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /deskaˈbeʝo/ [d̪es.kaˈβ̞e.ʝo]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /deskaˈbeʎo/ [d̪es.kaˈβ̞e.ʎo]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /deskaˈbeʃo/ [d̪es.kaˈβ̞e.ʃo]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /deskaˈbeʒo/ [d̪es.kaˈβ̞e.ʒo]
- (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -eʝo
- (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -eʎo
- (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -eʃo
- (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -eʒo
- Syllabification: des‧ca‧be‧llo
Etymology 1
Deverbal from descabellar.
Noun
descabello m (plural descabellos)
- (bullfighting) descabello
- 2012, José Luis Romero, La comisaría del Norte:
- tendremos que acomodarnos la taleguilla y salir a la plaza con el descabello preparado
- we will have to squeeze into the taleguilla trousers and go into the ring with the descabello ready
- (bullfighting) Thrust with a descabello
- 1894, Antonio Peña y Goñi, Guerrita:
- El sexto, que dobló antes de pincharlo, murió de media regular y dos descabellos.
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- 2015 September 15, “La cogida de un banderillero empaña el triunfo de Del Álamo y Castella”, in El País:
- Con la muleta, el francés no pudo lucirse, mató de metisaca, una estocada trasera y cinco descabellos y escuchó dos avisos.
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- 2015 October 16, “Del Álamo se impuso a la descastada corrida de Fuente Ymbro en Zaragoza”, in El País:
- Iván Fandiño: estocada muy trasera desprendida (silencio); dos pinchazos, media estocada chalequera y descabello (ovación tras aviso), y Juan del Álamo: estocada (oreja tras aviso); estocada delantera y descabello (oreja).
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Descendants
- → English: descabello
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Further reading
- “descabello”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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