encierro

Borrowed from Spanish encierro (literally “enclosure”), from encerrar (“to lock up”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɛnsɪˈɛəɹəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɛnsiˈɛɹoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹəʊ

encierro (plural encierros)

1. (bullfighting) A bull run, usually one held in Spain.

   Synonyms: bull run, running of the bulls

• recoiner

From encerrar (“to lock up”).

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /enˈθjero/, [ẽn̟ˈθjero]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /enˈsjero/, [ẽnˈsjero]
• Rhymes: -ero
• Hyphenation: en‧cie‧rro

encierro m (plural encierros)

1. confinement, enclosure
2. reclusion
3. prison
4. sit-in (protest)
5. (bullfighting) bull run, encierro

   Antonym: desencierro

• toril

• desencierro

encierro

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of encerrar.