Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

picador

/ˈpɪkədɔː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: pic-a-dor
IPA: /ˈpɪkədɔː(ɹ)/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lancer mounted on horseback who assists a matador.

Example Sentences

"I saw the picador lance the bull."
"The bull roars with pain, and the banderillas toss about in the lacerated flesh, from which the blood pours in crimson streams. "Poor beast! what a shame," we think, and even then the order is given for the picador to attack the bull."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish picador (“stinger”).

Inflected Forms

picadors (plural) picadores (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce picador?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪkədɔː(ɹ)/.
What does picador mean?: A lancer mounted on horseback who assists a matador.
Where does picador come from?: Borrowed from Spanish picador (“stinger”).

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