muleta

English

A matador with his muleta.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish muleta, diminutive of mula (“mule”).

Noun

muleta (plural muletas)

1. (bullfighting) A red flag used by bullfighters.
   • 1926, Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises, Folio Society, published 2008, page 248:

     Out in the center of the ring Romero profiled in front of the bull, drew the sword out from the folds of the muleta, rose on his toes, and sighted along the blade.

Translations

(bullfighting) red flag

• Dutch: muleta (nl) m or f
• French: muleta (fr) f
• Spanish: muleta (es) f

Anagrams

• Metula, amulet, metula, ulmate

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish muleta.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: mu‧le‧ta

Noun

muleta f or m (plural muleta's, diminutive muletaatje n)

1. (bullfighting) muleta (red flag used by toreadors)

Anagrams

• amulet

French

Alternative forms

• muléta (1990 reform spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish muleta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /my.le.ta/

• Audio:

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Noun

muleta f (plural muletas)

1. (bullfighting) muleta

Further reading

• “muleta”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈle.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: mu‧le‧ta

Noun

muleta f (plural muletas)

1. crutch (long stick used to assist in walking)

   Synonym: canadiana

2. (figuratively) moral basis
3. (bullfighting) muleta

Spanish

Etymology

From mulo +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈleta/ [muˈle.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: mu‧le‧ta

Noun

muleta f (plural muletas)

1. crutch
2. (bullfighting) muleta (red flag used by bullfighters)
3. diminutive of mula; little mule

Derived terms

• muletazo m
• muleteril
• muletilla f

 

Descendants

• → Dutch: muleta
• → English: muleta
• → French: muleta
• → Tagalog: muleta

Further reading

• “muleto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014