estoque

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Juan Belmonte in the bullfight's final act, the muleta (small cape) in his left hand and the estoque (sword) in his right.

estoque

bullfighting

Also known as: sword

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bullfighting
The rise of professional bullfighting
…and popularized use of the estoque, the sword still used in the kill, and the muleta, the small red flannel cloth draped over a 22-inch (56-cm) stick that forms the small cape used in the bullfight’s final act. Romero was famous for executing the more dangerous, dramatic, and difficult of…
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…and popularized use of the estoque, the sword still used in the kill, and the muleta, the small red flannel cloth draped over a 22-inch (56-cm) stick that forms the small cape used in the bullfight’s final act. Romero was famous for executing the more dangerous, dramatic, and difficult of…
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