muleta

Borrowed from Spanish muleta, diminutive of mulo.

muleta (plural muletas)

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

• Metula, amulet, metula, ulmate

Borrowed from Spanish muleta.

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• Hyphenation: mu‧le‧ta

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

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

• amulet

• muléta (1990 reform spelling)

Borrowed from Spanish muleta.

• IPA^(key): /my.le.ta/

muleta f (plural muletas)

1. (bullfighting) muleta

• “muleta” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

muleta f (plural muletas)

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

• canadiana

muleta f (plural muletas)

1. crutch
2. (bullfighting) muleta
3. little mule (diminutive of mula)

• muletilla f
• muletazo m