faena
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /faˈenə/
faena (plural faenas)
- (bullfighting) A series of passes performed by a matador with a muleta or a sword before the kill.
- 2013, James A. Michener, Iberia, Dial Press (ISBN 9780307834164), page 736 ↗:
- Faena is the vital third act in which the matador exhibits his skill with the muleta. Tradition requires that during the faena he keep his sword in his right hand, which usually also holds the muleta. Experts judge that the excellence of any single fight depends about sixty to seventy percent on the faena, which can excuse poor work elsewhere.
- 2013, James A. Michener, Iberia, Dial Press (ISBN 9780307834164), page 736 ↗:
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