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becerrista

noun
be·​cer·​ris·​ta | \ ˌbā-sə-ˈrē-stə, ˌbā-thə-\
plural -s

Definition of becerrista

in bullfighting
: one who fights calves

History and Etymology for becerrista

Spanish, from becerro yearling bull (from Old Spanish bezerro, probably from a word cognate to the non-Indo-European source of Latin ibex chamois) + -ista -ist

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