Toreador
Arena cape wielder
A toreador is a bullfighter, particularly one who fights on foot with a cape and sword.
The word entered English from Spanish and appears frequently in art and music—most famously in Bizet's "Toreador Song" from *Carmen*.
In contemporary Spanish, *torero* is the standard term; *toreador* sounds old-fashioned or literary, though it remains common in English contexts evoking romance or spectacle.
Shouldered sleeveless wrap
- arenaVenue for contests
- corridaFormal Spanish bull contest
- banderilleroDart-placing bullfight participant
- muletaCloth on stick
passes · horns · charging · sword · kill · olé · aficionado · traje de luces
cape
Shouldered sleeveless wrap
- arenaVenue for contests
- corridaFormal Spanish bull contest
- banderilleroDart-placing bullfight participant
muleta · passes · horns · charging · sword · kill · olé · aficionado · traje de luces · bravery
Spanish
Language of Iberia
- machismoExcessive masculine pride
- spectacleVisually striking event
- traditionCustom passed through generations
pageantry · costume · bravado · ritual · honor · romance · swagger · gallantry · flamboyance · showmanship
Carmen
Spanish female name
Seville · smugglers · tavern · libretto · mezzo-soprano · tragedy · overture · Spanish · romantic · jealousy